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 wears a blue top hat and blue clothes. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Nyx reached her early adolescence her Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Nyx was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he tends to wear a large red jacket. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His ears are large.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Halander lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Marshal, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 12000 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a morningstar on her belt. She sports black long hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Dell was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Barber. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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 used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Amber (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Sard (20 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a tan shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and white pants. She has white hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). Jet (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Peridot (20 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her brass crest is singed and shortened. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Nala is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Nala abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 pp. Moss agate (5 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Brown diamond (8000 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Coral (60 gp). Jet (60 gp).