Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the west to a Shepherd, Fax learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a Shepherd soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 80 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this western man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has moderate length black hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Barakas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is dressed in an above average manner. With bright silver hair. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Merla was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Merla alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries a battered falchion and tarnished lance as well. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Doctor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer. His red fur is singed and shortened. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This northern man is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and white with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hadarai grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Bethrynna 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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Bethrynna was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His black fur is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Expand his business; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Hadwisa was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 20 gp.