Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hamil grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are black and beady.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zephan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Bloodstone (40 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'8" and is typically in her Shepherd uniform. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 270 gp.