Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black hair is cut short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Ootah hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear flannel and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair is cut short. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ellyjoybell isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

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 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, marred by teas. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a Slave Trader first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Slave Trader work with an outfit from a few towns over. Slave Trader work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears baggy blue pantaloons and a green scarf, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

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

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He wears a green tunic with grey highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his black crest in a pixie cut. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 Tanner. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears professional attire. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Howard was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His purple hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: Mormo speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the west to a Miner, Mormo learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Servant, but he was a colossal failure. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he's in love

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 330 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Superior lock.