Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a brown coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2400 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has slicked back white hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Dee alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears an eyepatch.

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 logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a hunchback. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears a pastel coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. Her orange fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Baker. She has achieved small success as a Baker.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her head has been shaved. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Ilga was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Butcher. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a violet coat. She has a hunchback. Her hair is golden and very short. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and white pants. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He uses divination through singing.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.