Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a green and white handkerchief worn on her right side, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has dyed her greying red crest a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Through the years after Sora was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Sora's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy gray fur. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a hunchback. His gray fur, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Gardener and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'9" when asserting herself. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is baby faced.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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: She is a Lamia in disguise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She tends to wear a large violet jacket. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dull grey sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sword, just in case. His black hair is braided into rings. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gifted student he started as a Scribe, but he got bored and became a Blacksmith. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and she perpetually has her longbow ready. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vicky 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; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 sp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. She wears her white hair down. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a Shepherd first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her beige fur is thinning but still full. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A freak accident while working with her Fortune-teller mother left her crippled. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Sellsword, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 40 pp.