Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Map Maker born in the past three hundred years. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the north to a Map Maker, Ovak learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting dire rats, the young Ovak began to lead the lost caravan. 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: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1500 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has slicked back auburn hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Urshar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gifted student she started as a Dilettante, but she got bored and became a Cook. She has worked as a Cook like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses like a well dressed Gardener does. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Lilli's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Lilli was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has achieved small success as a Gardener.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Theren was born the youngest of three triplets. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bather they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Animal Trainer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has money and likes to spend it

Bonds: Rich, Guardian, In love, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He got into the Baker business at a young age. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Baker.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Addict, PTSD, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is dressed in an above average manner. Her hair is short and golden. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Chaedi has worked very hard to control her curse. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ortegar embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Ortegar hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Ortegar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 9000 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Jade (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Jade (140 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.