Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She wears her golden hair down. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jane embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her black fur is heavily combed to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born in the north to a Miller, Nimble learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Sellsword. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He struck the Mayor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 cp. Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears baggy brown pantaloons and a pastel scarf. Her silver hair is still thick. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the west to a Layabout, Dariff learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and balancing her hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a grey scarf. He carries a battered club and tarnished sickle as well. His fur is cinnamon, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pelt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He likes to wear grey tank tops with violet pants. His head has been shaved. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His first spouse was a Priest, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Blacksmith, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Liftrasa was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Liftrasa's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He has red hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 370 gp.