Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is typically in his Shepherd uniform. His copper crest is singed and shortened. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a Shepherd soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is white and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. The war was a terrible time for her, and Jo does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a brown coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His lavender fur is knotted and matted. His ears are large.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 9000 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. She has a hunchback. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cora grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 pp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She carries with her a set of longbows, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Slave Trader. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Slave Trader for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 7000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 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: This man wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His yellow fur is knotted and matted. This copper eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in the west. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and many goblins want him driven away

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for him, and Tarhun does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Tarhun hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.