Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Junk Dealer born in the past three hundred years. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Blue sapphire (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jet (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Hematite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather, and carries lances. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gynnie studied abroad. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 18000 gp. Moss agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Coral (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His tied-back hair is auburn. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Through the years after Grom was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Grom's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has wavy red hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vanuath embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Crown-heir

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

Possessions: 5000 gp. White pearl (110 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Scribe. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Scribe. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. In her 15th 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 ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Scribe for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and balancing her hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing a long, green cloak. Her hair is blue and curly. Her silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. To her fellows she 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: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Shava 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 has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Ielenia was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.