Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears bulky green painted plate armor. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Pyra's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a Fortune-teller, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Malachite (9 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Jade (150 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair is cut short. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Gardener business.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Obsidian (7 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a white coat with grey slacks. He carries a battered halberd and tarnished flail as well. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Qualen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Qualen was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Qualen's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Rolen was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 80 pp. Eye agate (14 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Jet (90 gp).

Description: A 5'2" western woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She has no hair. She has brown eyes and a black hat with a violet feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'6". He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Barrister. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 pp. 5 Acid flasks. 3 Smokesticks. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His beige fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Harvest hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.