Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a greatsword on her belt. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bowyer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Hugolina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bowyer. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bowyer.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He wears his red hair up. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 110 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on her left side. She carries with her a set of longbows on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the west. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Doctor and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his gold crest down. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. His first spouse was a Shepherd, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Raymond lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Scribe and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Nyx was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Dyer for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. After a long history of fighting, Nora and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 110 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: A 5'9" northern man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Theobald has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears just a black suit. She has done her best to style her green crest to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Quespa abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 60 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp).