Description: A 4'10" southern woman, she wears a tan shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and blue pants. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on her belt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She has violet eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Merla was born with her father's beautiful face. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She bought a nunchaku and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her white crest is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 130 gp.