Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a bow on her belt, marred by teas. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Symma embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She uses divination through singing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Symma fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Quarion is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Quarion was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'8". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Prâk speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 pp. Obsidian (7 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). White opal (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears professional attire. He has moderate length red hair. His white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Modean alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's in love; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Jet (50 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. She has amber eyes and a blue hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the north to a Carpenter, Menny learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Carpenter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carpenter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 11000 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. A true patriot, Nurkara would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has worked as a Priest like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 pp. Banded agate (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Rose (70 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

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 is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in the east. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Debt, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.