Description: She wears a fancy blue dress, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'2" when asserting herself. Her hair is silver and curly. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Abalaba embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 cp. Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is black and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 has never given up on her painting dream.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He tends to his Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His red fur is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: Three is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the west to a Spy, Quilla learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spy for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She has done her best to style her red fur to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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 submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 cp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red hair is still thick. Her eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 sp. A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the north to a Barkeep, Thorin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Barkeep and found it very stressful. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her monstrous two handed axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Fortune-teller profession.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She tends to her Dyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Black pearl (200 gp).