Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tan deerstalker hat and tan clothes. She has wavy white hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on her right side. Her silver hair is still thick. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears a brown vest and prefers black and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shields and hand crossbows. Her lavender fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Shivering was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shivering grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Shivering. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears blue trousers with yellow and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She has wavy auburn hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Bilga hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a green cloak and cross-gartered red stockings, and is pretty ugly. His bronze crest is singed and shortened. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Gorbundus was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in the north to a Barrister, Pyntle learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She's also a talented Miller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barrister and was forced into it by her family; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He got into the Junk Dealer business at a young age. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Junk Dealer for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 70 gp. 4 Holy water.