Description: This late middle aged man is well dressed, constantly wearing a pastel suit, tan shirt, and black tie and is in decent physical shape. His lavender fur, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. A gifted student he started as a Architect, but he got bored and became a Shoemaker. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf. Her black fur is heavily combed to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1400 sp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears professional attire. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has moderate length black crest. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Biri was born with her father's beautiful face. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'4" when asserting herself. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Syllin abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Thunderstones. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This woman wears a black tunic with violet highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black crest, when down, is lengthy. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Saphara was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Saphara was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. After coming to the age of reason, Greeba took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a grey and green robe with the hood down, and is pretty ugly. Her head has been shaved. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Banker but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Therlin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 160 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'5" when asserting herself. Her long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. 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, Biri is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Biri was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Curran isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting drow, the young Curran began to lead the lost caravan. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 30 gp.