Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Kathra has worked very hard to control her curse. She became a Shepherd soon after.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'0" when asserting himself. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered drow who tried to eat his hand. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She wears her golden hair down. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her small white hat.

Personality: Tawna speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 350 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a black vest and prefers green and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His crest is short and rusty. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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: He was born in a small mountains village. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He bought a spear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears professional attire. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Now he works as a singing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 8000 sp. Carnelian (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. His long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are green.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Healer. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His chestnut hair is still thick. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born to a Spy, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 330 pp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Marshal. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nicor does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Marshal work with an outfit from a few towns over. Marshal work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Marshal like his mother before him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 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: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His fur is short and red. His eyes are copper and beady.

Personality: Aura speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1400 gp. Obsidian (5 gp).