Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she dresses like a well dressed Shepherd does. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is cut short. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the east to a Healer, Mella learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She carries with her a set of falchions on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She sports golden long hair. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 290 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her tied-back hair is red. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dull tan sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. She sports blonde long hair. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. 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 north. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2600 sp.