Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the west to a Miner, Volen learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Miner for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, black shirt, and brown tie. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Zook was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He struck the Shoemaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length black crest. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Havilar was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With wild chestnut hair. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her skin is flawless and her black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has chestnut hair. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Fibblestib was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Cartwright. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: Standing 3'3", this man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ruler. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull black iron scale mail. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His orange fur is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (9 gp).