Description: She stands about 6'1" and typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Masseuse 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: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Lazy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: Standing 3'8", this man wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Wrenn isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shipwright. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She sports black long hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sannl lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Priest. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and doesn't want to be a priest and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Peren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Marshal, but he got bored and became a Shipwright. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has a crush on the local marshal

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is lengthy. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stableman. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and expand his business

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Jet (80 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Mreksh was born with his mother's beautiful face. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This eastern woman wears a pastel collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has brown fur. Her yellow eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed pastel hat.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Navigator who has hired her part-time. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Born in the east to a Navigator, Flame learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Navigator and found it very stressful. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A 6'6" southern woman, she typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her white crest is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He wears his black hair up. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Arannis wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the east to a Architect, Arannis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.