Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length beige fur. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Art was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a Shepherd soon after.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Star ruby (900 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. Her fur, while still mostly beige, has prominent grey streaks. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She 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. She bought a greataxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his dark red hair up. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his silver eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Pelaios was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

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. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Orianna was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his trident with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has gray fur. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'9" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Adran was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Scribe, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'3". She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has moderate length silver hair. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born in the west to a Spy, Whurdred learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears just a white suit. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Grigi was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Grigi's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 sp.