Description: She stands about 5'0" and wears a simple tan robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born in the west to a Shepherd, Mella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He wears a pastel tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the left. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Knight business.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Right-Handed 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. Right-Handed 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver crest, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

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. A freak accident while working with his Cook father left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 900 gp. Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp).