Description: She stands about 4'7" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has red hair. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 north. 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 son; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available he will default to his longbow. His chestnut hair is cut short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a Armorer, his father struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cartwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She prefers to wear flannel, marred by beers. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Nissa hails from a village terrorized by drow. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barber they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Fisher, and she later adopted a second son.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available she will default to her longbow. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Dalaba was born in the south. 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. Dalaba 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 Dalaba. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 320 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has shaved her head bald. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the north. Naivara was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Painter. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and green robe with the hood down. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She got into the Navigator business at a young age. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Isabella has worked very hard to control her curse. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears dull black sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed glaive, just in case. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Oriax was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist, Persistence, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Jocelyn and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90 gp.