Description: This late middle aged woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. Her crest is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an entirely black suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is brown and curly. His fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: Chem lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Bucklal enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Bucklal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears suspenders and violet workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. 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: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Guardian, In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.