Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. 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. Her tied-back hair is black. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and blue robe with the hood down. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Tûmûg lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and likes to wear violet tank tops with white skirt. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Anne studied abroad. Her childhood dream was to be a Navigator, but she was a colossal failure. After a long history of fighting, Anne and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Jocelyn hails from a village terrorized by giants. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. 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. Jocelyn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this northern woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her cinnamon fur is singed and shortened. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 35. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. 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. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She stands about 3'3" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are green.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. She has green eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Paela 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 took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a green vest and prefers pastel and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Markosian grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, marred by beers. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Priest, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 20 gp.