Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and blue robe with the hood down. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Jacoba was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Jacoba was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Iolite (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. His hair is silver and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 pp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). White opal (700 gp). Rose (80 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Smoky quartz (80 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: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a grey vest and prefers white and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Nalral was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and balancing his hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'1". She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sai. She keeps her long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nija grew up listening to her father's many stories. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Layabout hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Rose (40 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Sard (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his yellow fur down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Shifting never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Banded agate (12 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Azurite (12 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She uses divination through singing.

History: The child of a Interpreter, who enjoyed hunting, Paela was taken on many hunting expeditions. After coming to the age of reason, Paela took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 700 pp. Jasper (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Coral (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gifted student she started as a Weaver, but she got bored and became a Bookbinder. She struck the Bookbinder job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a weaver again

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.