Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, marred by beers. She has slicked back black hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Money/treasure; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She stands about 6'0" and wears just a brown suit. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Azurite (13 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and carries daggers. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman tends to wear a pastel poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her lavender fur is knotted and matted. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: Born to a Crown-heir, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She found a children's book about a Halfling 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her mace with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jarana embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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 doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a longsword on her belt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

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. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 19th 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lezre fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky 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 long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nurkara studied abroad. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.