Description: This southern woman usually wears her red robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With wild white hair. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Thea hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thea grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thea. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of goblins

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dull white sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed crossbow, just in case. She has shaved her head bald. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a Body Guard first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a long, tan cloak. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. A true patriot, Ahlyssa would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Ahlyssa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 140 gp. Malachite (14 gp).