Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a tan collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A gifted student she started as a Spice Merchant, but she got bored and became a Bookbinder. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dull brown sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed glaive, just in case. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her monstrous two handed axe, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has shaved her head bald. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. A freak accident while working with her Dilettante mother left her crippled. She tends to her Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Dilettante again; and balancing her hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, green shirt, and red tie. His white fur has been sun bleached extensively. His copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She usually wears her yellow robe and has her greataxe always slung over her shoulder. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Fortune-teller. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but she was a colossal failure. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 sp. Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: She wears a violet collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her bronze crest is long and unkept. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Quespa was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Miller. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.