Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a hunchback. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Donella embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. She has amber eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). White opal (700 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the north to a Fletcher, Damien learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Damien and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 pp. White opal (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Rose (20 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Jet (40 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are copper.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tree fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 17000 gp. Emerald (600 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Rose (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'6". He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. His dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.