Description: A plain young-adult man, he usually wears his violet robe and has his sword always slung over his shoulder. His golden hair is lengthy. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 240 pp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Xanaphia grew up listening to her father's many stories. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mercenary and was forced into it by her family; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has wavy chestnut hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Godfrey was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 250 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'0" and wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ûgakûga was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ûgakûga decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp).