Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mardnab embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. 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. 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 south. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Philomena speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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: Regain custody of her son; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. Her gold crest is heavily combed to the right. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She struck the Barkeep job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. 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: Gillyd was born the youngest of three triplets. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Herbalist kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He has wavy silver hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Alex 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 Alex. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 30 pp. Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. At a young age her father died while driving off some brigands. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in halberd use. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (90 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'0". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and his gloved hand is found clutching a axe. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Average lock. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. The war was a terrible time for her, and Bendoo does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: 4'3" and muscular, this northern woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).