Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Qualen abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing a long, blue cloak. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Tippletoe was born with her father's beautiful face. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 110 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: A 4'10" northern man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is golden and very short. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Fivin grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Fivin. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This northern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has shaved his head bald. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 sp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Jet (130 gp). 1 Small steel mirror.