Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shamil embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shamil grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: She stands about 5'2" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Elegant was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Elegant abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Ermina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Debt. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and she perpetually has her nunchaku ready. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Lidda was born the youngest of three triplets. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Coral (120 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, brown shirt, and white tie. He has no crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. Her scarlet crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2000 cp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears a yellow collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She carries a battered scythe and tarnished greataxe as well. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She carries with her a set of sickles, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy blonde hair. She has gray eyes and a blue hat with a green feather.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is an amazing painter.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 120 gp. Amethyst (80 gp).