Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'4" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. 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: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished mace as well. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His brass crest is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Donaar grew up listening to his father's many stories. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Donaar has worked very hard to control his curse. He has achieved small success as a Body Guard.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 pp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available she will default to her trident, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: She was raised by priests from a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 8000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Amber (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born to a Locksmith, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His childhood dream was to be a Locksmith, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Fisher like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 10000 gp. Rose (70 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her green crest in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a Knight, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a Soapmaker soon after.

Motivation: To be a Knight again; and balancing her hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 22000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. 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; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 pp. Azurite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).