Description: This tall, slender woman wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Detective, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Detective, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His crest, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heskan grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'3" western man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His fur is gray and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady yellow eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 80 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. He has wavy brown hair. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, violet cloak. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Knight business.

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. He struck the Knight job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a long, red cloak. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She got into the Masseuse business at a young age. 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 ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Masseuse for the past few years.

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 balancing her hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Debt. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has red fur. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Windy was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted, Persistence. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has wavy orange fur. This yellow eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's also a talented Soapmaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1600 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Meriele never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1700 sp. Hematite (6 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp).