Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her white hair down. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Vanchu will drive conversation. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Vanchu was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Hunter, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He wears white trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a very tight haircut. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

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 Halflings in the north were limited. Being a Courier kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 cp. Coral (110 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her green crest is still thick. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Beggar business.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Shepherd, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and balancing his hectic life and new knight responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Tethren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2100 sp.