Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in a small plains village. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Military, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is white and very short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this northern man very much looks the part of a Spy. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was born in the north. Ribbles was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Spy. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a junk dealer again

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Peren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Peren alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Unemployed for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her tied-back hair is golden. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Herbalist for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60000 cp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and he perpetually has his flail ready. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born to a Roofer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a red collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson red hat.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. She has achieved small success as a Knight.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 cp.