Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has shaved her head bald. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rose was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Jet (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Rose (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears just a yellow suit, he is not a threatening figure. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2800 pp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Jade (60 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Coral (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a fancy brown suit. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional, Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Gunnloda's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. 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: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 900 pp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She carries with her a set of longbows, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blue hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student she started as a Stableman, but she got bored and became a Miller. 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. Lerissa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Miller responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He's also a talented Animal Trainer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Server and was forced into it by his family; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.