Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With wild chestnut hair. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oda embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 7000 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). White pearl (70 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'10" and wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 6. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: The child of a Mortician, who enjoyed hunting, Griselda was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her first spouse was a Mortician, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Griselda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Sard (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a hunchback. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Bellfounder profession.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Jade (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears her black hair up. Her eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Sorath 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: She was born into a rich family. 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 west. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. 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: Furrele was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 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.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the south. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Performer and was forced into it by her family; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 8000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 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 (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. He wears his blonde hair down. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Tod was born the youngest of three triplets. After coming to the age of reason, Tod took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 6000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Amber (60 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Jade (60 gp).