Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: Semyaza was born with her mother's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with her Hunter mother left her crippled. She struck the Shepherd job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and red pants. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Tanner born in the past three hundred years. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tanner. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ozyman embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Hematite (10 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her orange fur is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Skirt speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She struck the Blacksmith job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She likes to wear blue tank tops with yellow skirt. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Jet (140 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her brown hair is cut short. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired her part-time. She is a great chef.

History: Jillian lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a weaver again

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Susannah embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. Susannah is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2800 gp. White pearl (50 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Oloric was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Jet (130 gp).