Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortspear with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her blue 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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Shepherd but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His fur is lavender and very short. His copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Gale hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Gale was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has brown hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: The child of a Miller, who enjoyed hunting, Orla was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Miner uniform. He is physically well-built. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a Miner first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Himo has worked very hard to control his curse. He became a Miner soon after.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and balancing his hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 60 gp.