Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tattered old clothes. She has slicked back golden hair. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: 3'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is baby faced.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in the south to a Server, Enidda learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. She has worked as a Server like her father before her.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 360 gp. Jade (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her blonde hair is still thick. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born in the north. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Williamina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Masseuse profession.

History: Vapula was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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 has worked as a Healer like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is an epitome of beauty. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Greeba 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Greeba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Being a Farmer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 150 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears grey trousers with yellow and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job, Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She carries with her a set of shortbows on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ishte embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and black tie, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'5" when asserting himself. He keeps his scarlet crest in a pixie cut. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. White pearl (90 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a sai on his belt. He has moderate length golden hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 90 gp.