Description: He dresses like a well dressed Sage does. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brass crest is braided into rings. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He got into the Sage business at a young age. 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 Sage. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To protect his home; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Sage

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 260 gp. Coral (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Stableman, but she got bored and became a Shoemaker. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shoemaker and was forced into it by her family; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 260 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull tan iron scale mail. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to be a hunter again

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears tan trousers with grey and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Stableman born in the past three hundred years. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a Blacksmith, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He tends to his Stableman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Carlin grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Shamil hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Through the years after Shamil was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Shamil's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Shamil never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears dull green sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. Her brass crest is still thick. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Scribe who has hired her part-time. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A freak accident while working with her Crown-heir mother left her crippled. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Crown-heir. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30 gp. Coral (160 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her orange fur is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fletcher.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Half-Plate.