Description: This eastern woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Nissa was born with her mother's beautiful face. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 70 gp. Rose (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older man who is dressed in earthy colors with a red and brown handkerchief worn on his left side, he is not a threatening figure. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 31. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in the south to a Herbalist, Foxilon learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has worked as a Herbalist like his mother before him.

Motivation: To protect his home; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 130 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp).

Description: This southern woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 180 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Krimmon was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Military, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears a green coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. This silver eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Tailor profession.

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. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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 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. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'4". She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and her gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. Her hair is brown and very short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Abalaba hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a Jeweler first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Through the years after Jezebeth was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Jezebeth's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has achieved small success as a Jeweler.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Jeweler responsibilities is difficult; and to be a gardener again

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.