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 NPCs for the current campaign, the people and thinking things that the crew of The Show have encountered.  NPCs for the current campaign, the people and thinking things that the crew of The Show have encountered. 
  
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 When a NPC is listed as a "PSH" (Pure Strain Human, one with no mutations) this denotes that this is how they present themselves. Some mutant humans, to enjoy the privileged status that PSH individuals have in many communities may, if they have no outwardly appearing mutations, hide the fact that they have mutations, and pass as a PSH. Thus a character listed as a PSH may actually be a mutant human passing ("Passers" in the parlance of The Lands) as a PSH, or simply appear as a PSH on first contact.  When a NPC is listed as a "PSH" (Pure Strain Human, one with no mutations) this denotes that this is how they present themselves. Some mutant humans, to enjoy the privileged status that PSH individuals have in many communities may, if they have no outwardly appearing mutations, hide the fact that they have mutations, and pass as a PSH. Thus a character listed as a PSH may actually be a mutant human passing ("Passers" in the parlance of The Lands) as a PSH, or simply appear as a PSH on first contact. 
  
-See here for [[Previous Campaign NPCs]]. + 
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 ===== The Show ===== ===== The Show =====
  
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 ==== Guards ==== ==== Guards ====
  
-The Show employs guards to keep everybody safe, as none of the merchant PCs or crew are particularly good at fighting. +The Show employs guards to keep everybody safe, as few of the merchant PCs or crew are particularly good at fighting. 
  
 === Elkir === === Elkir ===
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 Elkir was originally a member of a community from the western reaches, but they were wiped out with few survivors who were scattered to the wind. She now uses her pyrokinetic powers and fighting skills to work as a guard for hire, and she's been with the traders for much of the current journey. She mostly keeps to herself, but has proven quite bold on the couple of occasions that the group has been threatened, clearly acting with a bit of fatality. Elkir was originally a member of a community from the western reaches, but they were wiped out with few survivors who were scattered to the wind. She now uses her pyrokinetic powers and fighting skills to work as a guard for hire, and she's been with the traders for much of the current journey. She mostly keeps to herself, but has proven quite bold on the couple of occasions that the group has been threatened, clearly acting with a bit of fatality.
  
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 === Forp === === Forp ===
  
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6d/88/50/6d88503e5894c838ecc449c950650216.jpg?100}}+{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6d/88/50/6d88503e5894c838ecc449c950650216.jpg?150}}
  
 Forp is a burly gatoroid that the group picked up much more recently, hailing from one of the many villages of his kind in the southern coastal swamps. Unlike Elkir, he's quite talkative when engaged.  Forp is a burly gatoroid that the group picked up much more recently, hailing from one of the many villages of his kind in the southern coastal swamps. Unlike Elkir, he's quite talkative when engaged. 
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 ==== Crew ==== ==== Crew ====
  
-All of the crew are nameless for now. +Most of the crew are nameless currently.
  
-==== Passengers ====+=== Lyeel ===
  
-The Show has no passengers at the moment.+{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/78/cb/66/78cb664804126f2b458571eac523ed1b.jpg?100}}
  
 +A young passewr woman from Alalit, daughter of Tavan and Mazarin, who seems to be fascinated with Digger. She has joined The Show with her mother's grudging approval as part of her Rite of Maturity. 
  
----- +===Lanu=== 
-===== Alalit =====+
  
-Alalit is a relatively prosperous (no place in the Gamma World is truly prosperous) community that is run by the priests of the Pylon God known as CAM, who other Followers of the Voice claim is a dead god. It sits upon Horse Bay, and it's main source of food are products brought out of the bay by intrepid fishermen who have to deal with the many menaces that come up from the depths. +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/fc/5c/e0/fc5ce0b8add5dc34d37137a29735c13e.jpg?100}} 
 +Mutant mouse-oid, likely an archivist, who followed the PCs into the aquatic base. Lanu has been convinced to travel with The Show to Grubport by Hoff. Apparently Ferid (below) is looking for Lanu for some reason. 
  
-==== Priesthood ==== 
  
-=== Prelate Finas the Elder ===+=== Shorty ===
  
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/1a/3e/ba/1a3ebacfd214b1e87280e313661e9551.jpg?100}}+{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/39/c7/35/39c73561e5ef9dcd5df551cbb514fac5.jpg?100}} 
 +Shorty is a bot from the aquatic laboratory near Bay Village on Horse Bay (part of the overall complex formerly run by the Pylon God CAM that spans the bay). 
  
-Finas is a sleeth (huge lizard-man) who is technically and ordained priest of CAM, but whose job as "Prelate" of Alalit is essentially to be the primary lawman of the town. He tends to work alone, but can call on a couple of deputies that he's mentioned, and presumably the town guard will follow his orders (though they seem to be a secular part of the town's operation in a technical sense).  
  
-\\ +=== Ilirha's Brute ===
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-\\ +
-=== Preacher Fargas ===+
  
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/fb/2f/ec/fb2fec1692bbf9cfc79d12ac27572331.jpg?100}}+{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/31/f9/d0/31f9d00f10fdafb4d6765ac646c0b3d0.jpg?100}} 
 +The Brute that Squiddy entranced with his lightshow in the aftermath of Ilirha's attack on Kiki's family's cart. 
  
-A PSH full priest (the impression is that they are not too numerous), Fargas seems to find it his business to be sure that the spiritual mores of Alalit stay centered on worship of CAM and its dogma. He's rarely seen without one or two of the cult's acolytes. +==== Passengers ====
  
-Fargas has the "Eye of Cam" emblazoned on his forehead, which is supposed to be a special blessing from Cam.+=== Khovip === 
 +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/2d/dd/22/2ddd225866cc44807b9a43210aa7df98.jpg?100}} 
 +Grubport native from a formerly important family, Khovip is a mutant human. Has inherited an "ancient mine" from his father, which makes him suddenly wealthy and important. He has decided to hand over operation of the mine to Lallana, however, so that he can travel with The Show, and has removed himself from the matchmaking this year. 
  
-\\ +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/d6/f6/77/d6f6771afdeeaa088a1ed0bfe69ffc12.jpg?100}} 
-\\ +Khovip is singularly well travelled amongst the folk of the Penninsula, having been to the Citadel of Thought, and the Kreal home cave, amongst many places. The Grubport locals seem to think his soujourns in the Central Lands have made him effete, despite clearly actually being a pretty tough customer in some ways. Thankful to Hoff for guiding him with regards to the matchmaking and his estate, and getting him on board The Show. 
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-=== Acolyte Kron ===+=== Young Olkan === 
 +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/fe/23/74/fe23744ca893b0d59c951c382dff20d9.jpg?100}} 
 +Son of Olkan, and likely next to rule it. Seems simultaneously prejudiced and provincial, and yet open-minded enough to think that maybe Kaiser Urs isn't the worst thing that could happen to the Penninsula; and also not all that interested in taking a mate. Happy that Squiddy convinced his father that he should be allowed to wait a year before marrying by taking him on The Show. 
  
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/11/a8/9b/11a89b2cf393f23c3f6c11dec106c2e8.jpg?100}}+=== Zeebell === 
 +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/bc/8f/14/bc8f14f89dcb87e8d54f1b2a48ea0b78.jpg?100}} 
 +Possibly more accurately referred to as cargo than a passenger, Zeebell is a previously deactivated warrior android first encountered at the aquatic lab base near Bay Village on Horse Bay. 
  
-One of Fargas' usual retinue of PSH acolytes, he serves as Fargas' right-hand, trusting him to accomplish tasks independently. +=== Noomis === 
 +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/bd/69/b0/bd69b0068f385b404dafa4aa849978dd.jpg?100}} 
 +A trader who carries his entire extensive store of gear on his back from village to village. Encountered first on the road between the Horse Bay ferry to Alalit and Grubport. 
  
-\\ +----
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-=== The Voice of Cam === +<newcolumn> 
-An android that apparently speaks for Cam. +===== Peninsula Tribe =====  
 +This section covers members of the tribe from outside of Grubport.
  
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/2d/03/8e/2d038e1ce25266101caacd41228e9627.jpg?100}}+==== Visiting Grubport ==== 
 +The following Peninsula tribe folk are visiting Grubport currently, because of the festival of matchmaking that is going on there. 
  
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-==== Townsfolk ==== 
  
-=== Zulzan ===+=== Takalk === 
 +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a0/51/6b/a0516b79f69c2bdb72e25d534a2ae00a.jpg?100}}  
 +The son of the Chief of all of the "Peninsula Tribes" (which actually is a small set of the overall thinking peoples of the peninsula), Takalk is a boy of 16, and was considering his options for marriage, despite his father thinking he should wait. Taktalk is glad that the PCs gave him the push to take the plunge. He's a bit bewildered by his (much older) match, Olkan's Daughter, but willing to do what Dowin wills (he's also unaware that there was any chicanery involved or that the matches were anything but Dowin's will). One gets the feeling that he's trying to grow up very fast. 
 + 
 +=== Olkan === 
 +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/22/bc/22/22bc22c2b73c8c73cce5a0d630e407df.jpg?100}} 
 +Head of the Olkan family from the village of Stonefield. A former captain of the Peninsula Guard, Olkan is fairly set in his ways. He was very interested in marrying off his children, and particularly uncaring of his daughter's desires. However, Olkan is delighted that his daughter is married off to the son of the Chief, Takalk, and the PCs convinced him, now OK that his son will wait another year to be married. He doesn't feel that he owes the PCs, but he's now generally favorably disposed towards them because of the dealings regarding his children.  
 + 
 +=== Olkan's Daughter ===  
 +A bit overwhelmed to now be married off to the son of the Chief, but willing to do Dowin's will, no matter what. Her words after the event peg her as being rather devout, and pleased that she at least has such a pure mate. 
 + 
 +=== Greenstreams === 
 +The elder of the village of Greenstream was in the dark about... Dowin being dark... so they have no change in their opinions of the PCs as a result of the matchmaking. However they are in good spirits as their daughter has a reasonable match, and their young son has an excellent match. They were thinking it wouldn't turn out this well.
  
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/26/c8/1c/26c81c454baf07acecda53df4a3f17a0.jpg?100}} 
  
-An old friend of Zin's thought missing after an attack by arks, who Zin indicated had come from the same root plant as Zin. It turns out he's been pursuing a lucrative career as a trader in Alalit. +=== Caag AKA Breck === 
 +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3b/41/87/3b41876287701514341995449bf3d6ee.jpg?100}} 
 +Going by the name of Breck, rumor has it that this mutant's real name is Caag, and he's been motivated by somebody to slay Herald M'kan. 
  
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-=== Mazarin === +=== Pavon === 
- +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3f/aa/6e/3faa6ec0b4305d858bb9cb7eb650cebf.jpg?100}} 
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/9d/3a/f4/9d3af4c5c14c0843d21bb899b86c1a98.jpg?100}} +A "painted woman" mutant human encountered in Grubport. 
- +
-A PSH who runs the tent-saloon in the middle of town that is known only by his name. Seems fascinated with Zin for some reason. Otherwise he has a reputation as a helpful member of the community. Pictured here giving Zin the side-eye. +
  
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-=== Lyeel === +==== The Peninsula Guard  ==== 
- +This military organization claims to protect the entirety of the Peninsula (which does not include Alalit), apparently with the seat of their government being somewhat in the center of the Peninsula, a place called Meadow Folk. 
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/78/cb/66/78cb664804126f2b458571eac523ed1b.jpg?100}} +
- +
-A young PSH woman, daughter of Mazarin, who seems to be fascinated with Digger, and who was carrying strange fruit to a back door of Mazarin's. She turned out to be guarding the mental emanations of the Hisser Males from Lysoos. +
  
 +=== Commander Garst ===
 +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/1d/55/15/1d5515ccf2352c890acad53e7c2d0fcc.jpg?100}}
 +Reportedly the leader of the Peninsula Guard, Commander Garst seems to be in control of their most potent asset, a massive DeathBot. On the other hand, rumor has it that their control of this dangerous robot is sketchy at best. 
 +\\
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-=== Rurik === +==== The Patrol ==== 
- +Comprised, apparently, of a handful of squadrons of mounted mostly pure strain humans equipped with ancient armor from the Restorationists, the unit that the PCs first met in Alalit is lead by one Lieutenant Sone. The Patrol is technically part of the Peninsula Guard, but seems to also have a great deal of prestige and autonomy. 
-A PSH friend of the young woman above, Rurik hired the group to have digger dig up an Irnwood tree stump that had been impossible for them to get rid of on a construction site. Apparently Rurik works with a team that does most of the building in Alalit, and he's supposed to be an expert at constructing buildings out of the giant plant pods from the plain outside Alalit. Unlike many of the folk of Alalit, he seems to be fairly well predisposed to mutants.  +
- +
-==== Guards ==== +
- +
-The town appears to be well-off enough to employ a small number of the populace as full-time guards. Mostly their duties appear to be guarding the bridge that is the only safe entrance to the town that is not over water (which is, itself, a pretty hazardous approach).  +
- +
-=== Mel === +
- +
-A PSH bridge guard from the day shift. +
- +
-=== Mullork === +
- +
-A PSH bridge guard from the night shift who seems to have clear Purist leanings. He and his partner on the night shift directed The Show to park near the toxic black bog.  +
- +
-==== Hissers ====  +
- +
-This is the contingent of hissers looking for the males, and the leader of the missing males. +
- +
-=== Loosis === +
- +
-Loosis is, from what she's said, a "princess," of her village daughter of the "queen" that seems to be the central hive-mind source for all of the hissers, and seems to have the ability that her mother has to bind male hissers to the hive-mind, including bringing back hissers that have broken free of the hive-mind control.  +
- +
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/8e/e6/7a/8ee67a8a1700cea28db3d73c8ce36ba1.jpg?100}}+
  
 +=== Captain DenRiffer ===
 +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/d4/0a/ae/d40aaefcb75d3c9788aedae4c496e49b.jpg?100}}
 +Leader of the Patrol, and headquartered at the Guardhouse on the road from Grubport to the Meadow Folk Villages, Captain DenRiffer is a no-nonsense woman who seems dedicated to her job. 
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-=== Sassas === +=== Lieutenant Sone === 
- +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3e/e8/c8/3ee8c806707063b34486c9cf202cd4e0.jpg?100}} 
-Male hisser who seems to be Loosis' right-hand in their attempt to get the males back. Zulzan considers Sassas a personal friend.  +Here Sone is seen in his armor, but sans helmet as he was at Mazarin's saloon.
- +
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/81/ec/8d/81ec8d0f04e882cba5e897012299acbc.jpg?100}} +
  
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 +<newcolumn>
 +===== Peninsula at Large =====
  
-=== Coorsis ===+The people below do not seem to be attached to one place. 
  
-Male servant of Loosis, Coorsis has been tasked with helping the PCs find the males, but has broken free of Loosis' control and now desperatedly wants to be taken away from her as he fears what she'll do to him when she reads his mind, and finds out that he's told the PCs things she would not want him to tell them. +==== Restorationist Emmisaries ====
  
-Coorsis is a mutation from the base hisser stock, with colorful crests on his head and arms. +Clearly seeking to gain influence in the Peninsula, this team comes to the coastal settlements regularly from the Restorationist enclaves to the East across the waters. 
  
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/be/ab/f9/beabf93ae02434e633337b90abf6a5c2.jpg?100}}+=== Marbolla === 
 +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/4c/bf/26/4cbf262649d13be184f55fd9d5a5d8d8.jpg?100}} 
 +The captain of the patrol ship that carries the emmissary team, and as such, the chief emmisary, Marbolla seems fairly reasonable with the exception of a clear disdain for mutants. 
  
-\\ +Also pictured, Marbolla's ancient hover-gunboat.
-\\ +
-\\+
  
-=== Maass ===+{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/b7/89/af/b789afec1fe2577550c43824d282ced7.jpg?100}}
  
-The leader of the male hissers who managed to break away from their queen. Pictured as he was first discovered, relaxing on the floor of Mazarin's basement. +\\
  
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/92/50/40/9250402adcb3fa5033246b3a50b0fe7f.jpg?100}} 
  
-\\ +==== Others ==== 
-\\ +These are the peoples of the Peninsula who seem to belong to no place or tribe. 
-\\+
  
-==== Bay Village ====+=== Ilirha ===
  
-Located across Horse bay from Alalit on a small island near the aquatic base ruins, below are selected denizens of Horse Bay Village. +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ce/86/b9/ce86b916d704b073e84197988e635d5d.jpg?100}} 
 +Formerly a sorcerer of renown across the Peninsula, Ilirha was said to terrorize villages from her "flying temple" (actually a garbage skow). She was responsible for disrupting the ceremonies to determine a new chief at Bay Village, by taking the two lead competitors (leaving Lallana as the only remaining competitor, and a thorn in Kurzor's side). She had captured Kiki's brother, but he was recovered when she was slain.  
  
-=== Kurzor === +=== Doc Potamus === 
-Previous chief of the village, and now chieftain pro tem since Ilirha disrupted their chieftain selection rites. +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/bf/1f/7a/bf1f7a68670831282085c3793aa4e0be.jpg?100}} 
 +Renowned across the Peninsula for his ability to bestow cybernetic and genetic enhancements upon those who seek him out. Lyeel has confirmed that it was Potamus who bestowed her mother with cybernetics. 
  
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ea/c3/46/eac3465df498ae958ed17d1a5721fab5.jpg?100}} 
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-=== Lallana === 
-A perennial challenger for the chief position, Lallana is thinking of joining with the crew of The Show.  
  
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/88/55/77/8855776d8c09488b1657f87ce8f9f21c.jpg?100}}+=== Serrat === 
 +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ca/2e/7a/ca2e7a192760ebb09035324151a712ee.jpg?100}} 
 +A humanoid plant that seemed very interested in Hoff's comings and goings at Dowin's Dome.  
  
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-===Lanu===  +=== Ropp === 
-Mutant mouse-oid, possibly an archivist, who followed the PCs into the aquatic base.  +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ad/76/32/ad76320439c38f750fa19c1d42ccedd8.jpg?100}} 
- +A member of a group of Healers that Hoff met at Dowin's Dome. 
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/fc/5c/e0/fc5ce0b8add5dc34d37137a29735c13e.jpg?100}}+
  
-\\ 
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-=== Nady === +=== Lindar === 
-Catoid that the PCs first ran into in Bay Village. +{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ef/03/cf/ef03cf495e4d24350e3be1b68d9dc6f6.jpg?100}} 
- +Mercenary Rhinoid, known as being a slaver, and likely a member of the Zoopremacists (or at least a sympathizer). 
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/fa/f0/11/faf0110dcc1fcdbc4c31369d79fb7791.jpg?100}}+
  
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-===== Peninsula at Large ===== 
  
-The people below do not seem to be attached to one place.  
  
-==== The Patrol ==== 
  
-Comprised, apparently, of a handful of squadrons of mounted armored pure strain humans, the unit that the PCs has met is lead by one Lieutenant Sone. They claim to protect the entirety of the Peninsula (which does not include Alalit), apparently with the seat of their government being in the center of the Peninsula, a place called Meadow Folk.  
  
-=== Lieutenant Sone === 
-Here Sone is seen sans helmet at Mazarin's saloon. 
  
-{{ https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3e/e8/c8/3ee8c806707063b34486c9cf202cd4e0.jpg?100}} +</columns> 
- +===== Previous Locales =====
- +
-==== Ilirha ==== +
- +
-A sorcerer of renown across the Peninsula, Ilirha is said to terrorize villages from her flying temple. +
  
 +  * [[Alalit NPCs]]
 +  * [[Grubport NPCs]]
 +  * [[Other Peninsula Folk]]
  
 +----
 +See here for [[Previous Campaign NPCs]].
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