Description: This slender woman stands about 3'6". She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nissa embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Sard (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 2'10", this man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 11000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

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. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Riswynn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Herbalist and was forced into it by her family; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Jet (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. Her hair is brown and very short. She has brown 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. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Claira grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. After a long history of fighting, Claira and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 10000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is silver and very short. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: She wears a white shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1200 pp. Jasper (60 gp). Amber (70 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.