Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are white and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Osah alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She has wavy black hair. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nissa isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Nissa was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 13000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her bronze crest is matted, messy, and big. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her childhood dream was to be a Farmer, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Miller job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with brown slacks. His golden hair is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a great chef.

History: Fargrim was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Jade (140 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Apothecary father left him crippled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Selfish, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1500 pp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Cook who has hired him part-time. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Bagabug was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Detective. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1700 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).