Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bella studied abroad. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 80 gp. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on her torso, she is not a threatening figure. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bookbinder business.

History: Naeris was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. After a long history of fighting, Naeris and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's in love; and he has a crush on the local spy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 50 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp).

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy white hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. Her crest is copper and curly. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Uadjit 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 is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Sculptor responsibilities is difficult; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, In love, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He carries with him a set of morningstars, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His cinnamon fur is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a red wide-brimmed hat and red clothes. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Sculptor. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a Engraver first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in a small plains village. 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 Engraver. He has worked as a Engraver like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a herbalist again

Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 70 gp.