Description: She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. A true patriot, Silaqui would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Silaqui was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Astaro was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Bloodstone (60 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: An older woman who tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Enna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes. He carries with him a set of shortbows on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sculptor born in the past three hundred years. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Anverth studied abroad. Anverth abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Darrak abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 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 (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 pp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has shaved her head bald. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nikki isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Black pearl (700 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Amber (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Rose (40 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jade (80 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Amber (80 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Rose (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).