Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Bendoo enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Dilettante work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dilettante work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Heian grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Heian. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Debt, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Crampernap isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Crampernap was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Crampernap's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His ears are large.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Kody hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Kody was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her whip with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has moderate length golden hair. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Gifted from a young age, Faral studied abroad. Her childhood dream was to be a Gardener, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Adventurer for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to be a gardener again

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears an entirely blue suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west. Her childhood dream was to be a Fisher, but she was a colossal failure. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. She wears her beige fur up. She is baby faced.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hand crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Armorer who has hired her part-time. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: Hlin was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hlin grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hlin. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 sp.