Description: She dresses like a well dressed Cook does, and carries falchions. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

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 got into the Cook business at a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cook.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress) and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is short and black. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the east to a Barkeep, Azza learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He stands about 4'4" and dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with grey slacks. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the west. Nalral was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Body Guard. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Map Maker; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears skinny pants and wears a white and brown robe with the hood down. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Bulzo was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Bulzo decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He tends to his Actor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries a battered lance and tarnished spear as well. He has dyed his greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Arjhan and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

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. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the south to a Merchant, Caeldrim learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Citrine (80 gp). 3 Holy water.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a green cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. Her crest is scarlet and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. Her brown hair is wavy and long. She has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shava studied abroad. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 90 gp.