Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a halberd on her belt. She keeps her long black fur kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shifting does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of flails on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His 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 to a Servant, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a fancy green dress. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 gp. Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length black crest. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Havilar was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With wild chestnut hair. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her skin is flawless and her black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has chestnut hair. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Fibblestib was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Cartwright. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: Standing 3'3", this man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ruler. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull black iron scale mail. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His orange fur is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (9 gp).