Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is short and black. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: The child of a Cartwright, who enjoyed hunting, Theren was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Religious, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Pelaios lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, 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. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and doesn't want to be a sage and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 33000 sp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her fur is short and lavender. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

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. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Has a crush, Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Posh accent

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

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Fenriz was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bowyer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. With wild auburn hair. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. 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: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a worn and beaten armor. Her golden hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Rohesia was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Apothecary for hire.

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

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Hunter was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Barber for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 230 pp. Peridot (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).