Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Laborer for hire.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Jacoba enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her long lavender fur kept up in a rat tail. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the north were limited. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. She has hazel eyes and a violet hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She refers to her adoptive father 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 to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 2'10" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her tied-back hair is red. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small red hat.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his brown hair up. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and she perpetually has her morningstar ready. Her brown fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady yellow eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tree embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Tree and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His head has been shaved. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a dagger on her belt. She carries with her a set of daggers on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Kathra will drive conversation. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Weaver. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Weaver.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Silk rope.