Description: She is a husky woman, who is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and tan handkerchief worn on her right side. Her gray fur is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Shifting was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1800 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with blue slacks. He has a very tight haircut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, blue shirt, and brown tie. He wears his black fur up. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10000 gp. Amber (140 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). White opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Amber (140 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Sard (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Jarana is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears bulky red painted plate armor. He has wavy red hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Oren will drive conversation. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Coral (160 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He has moderate length golden hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her white hair up. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fisher arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Amber (40 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.