Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dull blue sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case, and is pretty ugly. With wild white hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Tippletoe isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Tippletoe is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Tippletoe was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Farmer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Gerard was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This man wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Shoemaker father left him crippled. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she very much looks the part of a Glassblower. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gifted student she started as a Bookbinder, but she got bored and became a Glassblower. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Glassblower responsibilities is difficult; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 380 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). White pearl (90 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: Standing 5'5", this man wears professional attire. His hair is cut close to his head. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Hugh was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. 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: Halfling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 sp. Pink pearl (60 gp).

Description: 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 cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has styled her rusty crest well, parting it to the right. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the east to a Mason, Gesrethe learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has worked as a Mason like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a merchant again

Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries a battered halberd and tarnished sword as well. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Malachite (12 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears long strands of amethyst and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Bellfounder mother left her crippled. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gynk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Passionate, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).