Description: This slender woman stands about 5'8". She wears just a brown suit. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Heather's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. He sports a flattop hair cut. His black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Therai hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt and is in decent physical shape. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. After a long history of fighting, Brottor and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 130 pp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. Her brown hair is wavy and long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sumnes does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When Sumnes reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Servant arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. One day when Mella was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Mella was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He is a husky man, who very much looks the part of a Tanner. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nalral isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 9000 cp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a fancy brown dress. She has gray fur. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and she perpetually has her flail ready. She has a very tight haircut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a flail and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a Apothecary first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He 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. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.