Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She carries a battered greatsword and tarnished longbow as well. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Meriele grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a red collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Wiggan was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 230 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 20 pp. Blue quartz (15 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He wears a green vest and prefers violet and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his black crest up. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 98. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shepherd business.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 90 gp.