Description: He wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. His black fur is smooth and relatively long. His yellow eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Shifting alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but she was a colossal failure. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Slave, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 sp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is white and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Jade (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. With wild brown hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.