Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a grey tunic with brown highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

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 cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 9000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'7" when asserting herself. Her red fur is smooth and relatively long. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She worked as a nervous Fletcher and found it very stressful. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 11000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: She wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. Her fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Sard (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Coral (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears a yellow wide-brimmed hat and yellow clothes. She wears her white hair up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Maynild was born with her father's beautiful face. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. 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 is unsatisfied with her job; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has moderate length brown hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shoemaker, and is pretty ugly. She has a very tight haircut. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the west to a Shoemaker, Mardnab learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shoemaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shoemaker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 11000 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.