Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a Shepherd first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. She struck the Shepherd job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, pastel shirt, and brown tie and is in decent physical shape. With bright blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Rohesia was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Rieta hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears just a violet suit. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aust grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aust. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Akra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She keeps her long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 pp. Hematite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.