Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. His fur is short and brown. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Shepherd. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Shepherd but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He became a Shepherd soon after.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Coral (150 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Rose (80 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: 6'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he is greedy

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2400 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Amber (40 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Himo hails from a village terrorized by giants. Himo was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Merchant. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a long, green cloak, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has silver hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2600 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has slicked back black hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small blue hat.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 90 pp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.