Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a tan shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tippletoe embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She comes from a rich western family. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears her brown hair up. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Naeris isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, In love, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 18000 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Jade (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Rose (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Amber (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, yellow shirt, and violet tie. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in the east. Qemuel was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Junk Dealer. 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 desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'10" and wears an entirely tan suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. 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 Slave Trader. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.