Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age her father died while driving off some brigands. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in greataxe use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a white vest and prefers brown and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Loopmottin is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Loopmottin lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 sp. Jet (50 gp).

Description: She wears a brown shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and black pants. Her head has been shaved. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Margery embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 70 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is chestnut and curly. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sculptor born in the past three hundred years. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Sculptor and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Golden pearl (130 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Therlin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears just a tan suit. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Roondar grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.