Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He sports a flattop hair cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Mindartis speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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 born on a small isolated farm. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 sp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: She wears professional attire. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and bows. Her beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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 a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears her brown hair down. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. His blue crest is knotted and matted. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1900 gp. A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 2'8" and muscular, this western woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Citrine (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. The war was a terrible time for him, and Sammal does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Sammal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her warhammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She got into the Navigator business at a young age. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Navigator for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and doesn't want to be a navigator and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp. Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This woman wears black trousers with blue and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. Her hair is purple and very short. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Kali was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). 1 Average lock. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Silver holy symbol.