Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has white hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. A true patriot, Ranala would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Military, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp).

Description: She wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born into a rich family. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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: Wants a kiss; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 pp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rose (30 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Rose (30 gp). White pearl (40 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts, and she perpetually has her spear ready. Her silver crest is braided into rings. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Seamstress but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Akra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 pp. Black opal (700 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Jet (110 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Jet (110 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Apothecary who has hired him part-time. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Nirgel lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has a crush on the local jeweler

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Family, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 pp. Jasper (20 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 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.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'4" when asserting himself. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Barendd was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He got into the Adventurer business at a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 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: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He carries with him a set of morningstars on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gildmak 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. After coming to the age of reason, Gildmak took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.