Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'1". She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shield. Her head has been shaved. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gifted student she started as a Baker, but she got bored and became a Fletcher. She's also a talented Baker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a yellow scarf. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a simple yellow robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Amber (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oppah embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Oppah was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his silver hair up. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears an entirely grey suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is short and white. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a warhammer, but if one is not available he will default to his spear. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1200 pp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Standing 5'6", this man wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.