Description: This light-skinned female tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has golden hair. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She became a Shepherd soon after.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and expand her business

Flaws: Greedy, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He stands about 2'11" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Standing 5'9", this woman wears a yellow collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is short and white. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her childhood dream was to be a Painter, but she was a colossal failure. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He wears dull tan sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Aust was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp).

Description: She usually wears her violet robe and has her longbow always slung over her shoulder. She carries with her a set of longbows on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her white hair is wavy and long. She is baby faced.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oriel 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 nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her blonde hair down. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20 pp. Tourmaline (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His white crest has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: Kerkad was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Shepherd, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a hunchback. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad violet hat.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Adran lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Fisher, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.