Description: This late middle aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is brown and curly. She has brown eyes.

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. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a Unemployed, her father struggled to pay the bills. Menny liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She stands about 6'0" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is physically well-built. He wears his silver hair up. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Warryn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His brass crest is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a shield on his belt. He has wavy beige fur. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fortune-teller. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Fletcher; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tattered old clothes, he is not a threatening figure. He has white hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Purson and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful, Antagonistic. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 4. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her top white hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.