Description: He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his black fur down. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

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. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Art alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 140 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

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

Possessions: 300 sp. Amethyst (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has red hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Nordak was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fortune-teller. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Shamil was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Shamil and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.