Description: An older woman who wears a brown shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, she is not a threatening figure. She has dyed her greying cinnamon fur a little too much giving a sharp cinnamon color. She has a dull look in her yellow eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ethereal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Stylist and was forced into it by her family; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: This man wears a fancy brown suit. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Miner profession.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age his mother died while driving off some dire rats. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in longsword use. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 pp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears long strands of amber and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

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 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: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her bastard sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tiaathque fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a fancy blue dress. Her golden hair is well kept. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 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: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears bulky green painted plate armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ronwe is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.