Description: She wears a black coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head, and she perpetually has her kukri ready. She wears her dark red hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Shava enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His fur is red and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has brass crest. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1300 sp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp).

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Body Guard and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man usually wears his brown robe and has his trident always slung over his shoulder, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His beige fur is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Pelt never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 sp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. Her hair is black and very short. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born in the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He wears his orange fur up. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He tends to his Map Maker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He carries a battered axe and tarnished scythe as well. His red hair is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Conrad speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Conrad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 sp.