Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who is dressed in earthy colors with a black and blue handkerchief worn on her right side, she is not a threatening figure. Her brass crest is lengthy. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Masseuse work with an outfit from a few towns over. Masseuse work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Masseuse for the past few years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and carries scythes. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Williamina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This northern man wears baggy black pantaloons and a blue scarf. His clothes are grease stained in places. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 17000 cp. 4 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Antitoxin. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: Standing 4'1", this woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. The war was a terrible time for her, and Valida does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the east to a Mayor, Valida learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

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

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: Standing 6'5", this man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He has wavy white hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Târz abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 90 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a simple brown robe with tan stripes complete with hood. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Dilettante business.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. 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: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 9000 cp. White pearl (140 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Pandjed was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Pandjed's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.