Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her fur is black and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is a Beggar first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in the east to a Beggar, Tricking learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Tricking has worked very hard to control her curse. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Beggar and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (8000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Navigator born in the past three hundred years. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Xanaphia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Sard (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is portly but not overly obese. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 pp. Onyx (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Scrag is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Jet (90 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'0" and dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with brown slacks. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Crown-heir. He carries with him a set of spears on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He has moderate length brown hair. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is an amazing painter.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She 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. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 900 pp. Obsidian (14 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Sard (40 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.