Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Matilda was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1100 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Sard (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Sard (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Volen was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Volen never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 8000 gp. White pearl (100 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Sard (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Coral (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears his blonde hair up. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

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. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 15000 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Sard (50 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Jade (160 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is brown and curly. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Kabbarg has worked very hard to control her curse. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, grey cloak. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ermina studied abroad. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 pp. Eye agate (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, yellow shirt, and green tie. She has chestnut hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 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: Many gnolls want her driven away; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 21000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 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 (40 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Vonana hails from a village terrorized by drow. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered drow who tried to eat her hand. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Vonana was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. 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.