Description: A 3'4" southern man, he wears just a red suit. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He's also a talented Server, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to be a server again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). White opal (600 gp).

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she tends to wear a large black jacket. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Kansif is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Hunter for the past few years.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Coral (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Rose (60 gp). Emerald (1600 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A true patriot, Bertram would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her black hair down. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Through the years after Herleva was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Herleva's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Faran is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a great chef.

History: Faran was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 pp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.