Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull white iron scale mail. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Sapply enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears dull black sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. His blue hair, when down, is lengthy. This white eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Shepherd. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 sp. Emerald (1400 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp).

Description: This western woman wears an entirely grey suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jane was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born to a Bowyer, her father struggled to pay the bills. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: In love, Poor, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).