Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tattered old clothes. Her white hair is singed and shortened. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1700 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and to settle down with her crush

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1200 pp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Coral (100 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Azurite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A freak accident while working with his Butcher father left him crippled. He bought a hammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black opal (1400 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Coral (40 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Jade (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has dyed his greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red spinel (150 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sculptor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Coral (110 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Zircon (40 gp).