Description: 4'3" and muscular, this northern woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has moderate length red hair. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: A 6'5" western man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His white crest is knotted and matted. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Jade (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Guard. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Heian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Moonstone (80 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). White opal (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy brown hair. She has brown eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Scribe like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Panana isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born in the north to a Shepherd, Panana learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a detective again

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 350 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: He wears professional attire. He wears a colorful flower in his white fur. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: Sun speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sun hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Sun was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and he perpetually has his shield ready. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Oren's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

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. 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 mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a long, black cloak. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Carpenter business.

History: Skamos was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carpenter for the past few years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.