Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing a long, violet cloak. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her ears are large.

Personality: Arara is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 270 pp. Azurite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel, and carries clubs. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Verna was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Verna's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Loopmottin's homeland. Loopmottin decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Onyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. He has moderate length bronze crest. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Rathkran studied abroad. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Rathkran alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has worked as a Adventurer like his mother before him.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fletcher they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Architect, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'2", this man likes to wear tan tank tops with brown pants. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting drow, the young Kipper began to lead the lost caravan. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Kipper was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Jebeddo was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Jade (90 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: This slender man stands about 5'11". He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Geoffrey speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.