Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her hair is red and very short. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a axe on his belt. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are green.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born in a small island village. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Berrian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His head has been shaved. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Dabbledob hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Dabbledob alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Dabbledob and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).