Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Shepherd does. He has wavy brown hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Shepherd.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears an entirely grey suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes, marred by beers. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carter. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is brown and curly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Vanchu's homeland. Vanchu decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is an amazing painter.

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. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His hair is brown and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ownka grew up listening to her father's many stories. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 10000 cp. Iolite (20 gp).

Description: He has a missing right arm. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 240 gp.