Description: An older woman who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, she is not a threatening figure. She has moderate length blonde hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Coral (90 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Azurite (14 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Scribe. He wears his white crest down. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His first spouse was a Weaver, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Scribe.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1900 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body and is in decent physical shape. She has done her best to style her bronze crest to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Tailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'6" and muscular, this eastern woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tippletoe embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man very much looks the part of a Sage. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Dilettante, but he got bored and became a Sage. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a simple yellow robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the north to a Fletcher, Hadwisa learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Through the years after Hadwisa was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Hadwisa's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She's also a talented Body Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Rose (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black pearl (1200 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Mialee is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Painter they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Spice Merchant, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.