Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, marred by teas. Her tied-back hair is black. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born in the north to a Locksmith, Philomena learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She tends to her Locksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Coral (100 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Coral (100 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Coral (100 gp). Citrine (50 gp).

Description: This northern woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Locksmith. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Nedda hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp).

Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born in a small forest village. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Joan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Merchant, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and someone believes her a fraud

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has no crest. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Navigator for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Miller again.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). White opal (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born to a Ploughman, her father struggled to pay the bills. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Coral (100 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Sard (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear yellow clothing when she does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has done her best to style her cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 24000 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.