Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Mantus was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Barber. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 29000 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a pastel suit, green shirt, and white tie. She keeps her gray fur in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

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. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Ulblyn was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mason. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Ulblyn was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Beatrice was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: Doesn't want to be a Crown-heir and was forced into it by her family; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a white cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His ears are large.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. After a long history of fighting, Howard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has blonde hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Paggen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Bounty Hunter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Lavinia is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with grey slacks. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and money/treasure

Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.