Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has golden hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and balancing her hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and red handkerchief worn on his left side, and he perpetually has his axe ready. He wears his silver hair down. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ar-Beka was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this southern woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 180 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Alston was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Jade (130 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Sard (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). White opal (400 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).