Description: She tends to wear a large red jacket, and carries pickaxes. Her hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small red clips. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2100 sp. White opal (900 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a blue coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired her part-time. She takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Veloptima was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 7000 sp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to protect his home

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Dara is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Scribe and was forced into it by her family; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family, Slave, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Breathy voice

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

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shava does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Shava was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears long strands of sapphire and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has amber eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 27000 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 30 gp.