Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Vanchu was born with her father's beautiful face. Vanchu was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Carter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Herbalist does. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sannl was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Rose (40 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is golden and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bather but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears her auburn hair down. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Mardred abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. 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 now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears black trousers with green and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bricklayer. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bricklayer for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Naal was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Naal was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Zaffrab isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Zaffrab was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. White pearl (150 gp).

Description: Standing 4'7", this woman dresses like a well dressed Actor does. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a Cook, her father struggled to pay the bills. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Actor for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 sp.