Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes, and is pretty ugly. Her crest, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Burana lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She tends to her Carter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and she is content

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Herbalist who has hired him part-time. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Cloud was born with his mother's beautiful face. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Cloud never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, brown shirt, and green tie. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Dyer born in the past three hundred years. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gifted student she started as a Cook, but she got bored and became a Dyer. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. She has brown eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Tervaround hails from a village terrorized by giants. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His crest is gold and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adrex grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has wavy black hair. Her eyes are black and beady.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mayor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 sp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: This man is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is an amazing painter.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. In his youth he was a Sailor, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cressel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 cp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp).

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has copper eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is an amazing painter.

History: She is a Succubi in disguise. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 280 gp.