Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is long and unkept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel, and carries greataxes. He has red fur. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born in the west. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Emerald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with black slacks. She carries with her a set of scythes on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her white hair is still thick. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She struck the Knight job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 140 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender woman sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white hair is cut short. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 90 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a green deerstalker hat and green clothes. Her red crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Pogranix was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Debt, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2100 sp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: An older woman who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Theirastra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Theirastra was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Sage. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a sage and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 800 sp. Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a grey collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has chestnut hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She got into the Navigator business at a young age. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: To unite with her sister; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 56. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is an amazing painter.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp). 3 Antitoxin.