Description: Runty and weak-looking, she dresses like a well dressed Shepherd does. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Guard profession.

History: Born in the east to a Shepherd, Gunnloda learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She struck the Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his glaive with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He sports a flattop crest cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ildrex does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Nimble is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Nimble was born the youngest of three triplets. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Military, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 10 pp. Sard (20 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a green scarf. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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 got into the Guard business at a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 70 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a tan coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Zanna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 pp.