Description: He very much looks the part of a Shepherd. His purple hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (140 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Quelenna was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Debt. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 sp. Black pearl (400 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: This northern woman is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and green handkerchief worn on her left side. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has no fur. She has copper eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Ethereal was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. A true patriot, Anverth would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the south to a Ruler, Anverth learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to be a barrister again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears brown trousers with grey and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a colorful flower in his lavender fur. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Racist, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 110 gp.