Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His blue hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His red eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull green iron scale mail. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Gillyd 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. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gillyd grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gillyd. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time, and she perpetually has her pickaxe ready. She wears a colorful flower in her black fur. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Dynamic was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Dilettante but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Jet (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is brown and very short. She has green eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Painter. She is an epitome of beauty. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Engong was born the youngest of three triplets. She worked as a nervous Painter and found it very stressful. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Body Guard they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Painter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 sp. Eye agate (6 gp).

Description: This woman wears just a tan suit. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Bethrynna was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She has auburn hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: Standing 3'1", this woman wears a simple blue robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.