Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'9" when asserting herself. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Claira alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 7000 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Coral (60 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His blonde hair is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Healer who has hired him part-time. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bounty Hunter. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has a crush on the local bounty hunter

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her hair is silver and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jade (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, 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 small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. 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 is extraordinarily eccentric. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shipwright; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1200 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the east to a Layabout, Volen learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 pp. Jasper (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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. Vonbin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp).