Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Passionate, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears professional attire. His hair is auburn and curly. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Sapply 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 is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Sapply was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, she is not a threatening figure. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Miller, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 210 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in a small island village. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has no crest. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is black and very short. He has amber eyes and a blue hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Human compassion.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Racist. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a pastel coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He has wavy cinnamon fur. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the east. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Five 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 Five. Being a Shipwright kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'3" and wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His tied-back hair is golden. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Gifted from a young age, Arumawann studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has worked as a Barrister like his mother before him.

Motivation: 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; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp).