Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nedda will drive conversation. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nedda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shepherd business.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Justice, Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Average lock. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 gp. Canary diamond (5000 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 6'5", this man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Shedinn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.