Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'3". She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and her gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A freak accident while working with her Laborer mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Mundane, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He sports a flattop hair cut. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Kugáluga abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Amber (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Amber (160 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a grey coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'1" when asserting herself. Her brown hair is still thick. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a Painter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Audhild was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Painter. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Jet (40 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times, and her gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Jade (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and she's looking for her big break

Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 900 pp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Jet (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Jet (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Through the years after Alain was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Alain's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 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.