Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She is typically in her Shepherd uniform, marred by chocolates. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Callie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. White opal (600 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Star ruby (600 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Fire opal (400 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'10" and muscular, this eastern man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears his brown fur up. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. His black fur, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to be a miller again

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1200 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His brown hair is knotted and matted. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.