Description: This tall, slender man tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is chestnut and very short. He has blue eyes and a yellow hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Weaver. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears just a black suit. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Oloric hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Oloric abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'0", this woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Bolhild was born the youngest of three triplets. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bather but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Dondon was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 sp. Azurite (6 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 16. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 cp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She prefers to wear yellow clothing when she does not wear armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is short and red. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Scribe born in the past three hundred years. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the north to a Scribe, Silaqui learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. Recently the stress of being a Scribe has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to settle down with her crush

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A 5'3" eastern man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1100 sp.