Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it and is in decent physical shape. He sports a flattop fur cut. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Cloud speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

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. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Onyx (20 gp).

Description: She wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. She keeps her gold crest in a pixie cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Saphara enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Saphara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Shautha was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Shautha was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She's also a talented Armorer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Armorer again; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 sp. Jasper (50 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears his brown hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At some point he was captured by giants and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Bertram was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Standing 6'6", this man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her tied-back hair is golden. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Oriel took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Laborer. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He takes great joy in being the best Laborer in town.

History: Wrenn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. After coming to the age of reason, Wrenn took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She has wavy dark red hair. 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 is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Osah grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 110 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp).