Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Peren grew up listening to his father's many stories. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Sard (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and nunchakus. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Lamlis was born the youngest of three triplets. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 sp. Iolite (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. His white fur is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Serpent will drive conversation. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shepherd business.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. The war was a terrible time for him, and Zogdûsh does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Zogdûsh was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Barkeep, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Baker born in the past three hundred years. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Left-Handed was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Baker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Baker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Left-Handed was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Jade (40 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Amber (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and carries scythes. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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. Anne enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anne fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are blue.

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 disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Breastplate.