Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 30000 cp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sage born in the past three hundred years. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Sage but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sage for hire.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and elven compassion

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Heskan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heskan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of sickles, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His tied-back hair is red. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born in the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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. Tomi fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Courier again.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Giselle and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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 has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her halberd with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. When Shaena reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Soapmaker, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Nature, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 2 Acid flasks. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Gimgen has worked very hard to control his curse. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.