Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an entirely pastel suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her fur is cut close to her head. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tree was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Bowyer profession.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'9" when asserting himself. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His ears are large.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small blue clips. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length yellow fur. Her copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1700 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His silver hair is cut short. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This northern woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports blonde long hair. 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: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Theirastra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Sage kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, marred by sweets. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Ekk 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 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 a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 60 gp.