Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired her part-time. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

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. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has worked as a Shepherd like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 10 pp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Brewer.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She usually wears her tan robe and has her lance always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is short and auburn. Her eyes are brown and beady.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His tied-back hair is auburn. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Oppleby was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His hair is short and auburn. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Dyer who has hired him part-time. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Quarion was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Quarion was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Quarion's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40000 cp.