Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her crest is short and copper. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She married young, but lost her spouse to illithids. 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. Akra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but he was a colossal failure. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. With bright brown hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Tanner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tanner work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Tanner for the past few years.

Motivation: She's in love; and to be a architect again

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greataxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has no hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Salanop 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 10 pp. Tourmaline (80 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a yellow shirt with thin green vertical stripes and red pants. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She's also a talented Crown-heir, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is an amazing painter.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mason. She's also a talented Server, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 700 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp).

Description: He wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his axe. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has moderate length blonde hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Tim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Apothecary. After a long history of fighting, Tim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.