Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Akta was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Amethyst (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a tan vest and prefers white and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Oppleby isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'10". She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. 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 a small forest village. 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. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: She wears a pastel wide-brimmed hat and pastel clothes. She is portly but not overly obese. She has no fur. She has green eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her first spouse was a Mercenary, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Vani was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She became a Dyer soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: 4'1" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a fancy grey dress. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Nurkara 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. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is mildly Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a red wide-brimmed hat and red clothes. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mercenary who has hired her part-time. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Philomena lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She married young, but lost her spouse to dire rats. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Junk Dealer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Mercenary, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.