Description: This late middle aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. His white fur is braided into rings. His eyes are yellow and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bowyer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bowyer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bowyer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her golden hair is well kept. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: The child of a Weaver, who enjoyed hunting, Donella was taken on many hunting expeditions. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She has worked as a Detective like her father before her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull violet iron scale mail. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. Her orange fur is thinning but still full. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She struck the Shepherd job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With wild blonde hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Thea is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Thea was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Beggar, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Rieta was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a black vest and prefers brown and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Armara was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Armara decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a violet shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Hadarai enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an entirely blue suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carter.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 sp.