Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Wella is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Banker and was forced into it by her family; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Farmer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Traulam was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her first spouse was a Butcher, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theirastra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 sp. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She 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. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Bolhild 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. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 9000 cp. Black pearl (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a hunchback. He has moderate length brown hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this eastern man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She usually wears her tan robe and has her bow always slung over her shoulder. She has no hair. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Pyntle reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 50 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has no hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Himo's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Himo was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He wears just a violet suit. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Enialis is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp.