Description: 5'6" and muscular, this northern man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. With bright golden hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Greeba is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Doctor. His tied-back hair is black. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is an amazing painter.

History: He got into the Doctor business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jade (70 gp).

Description: This western woman wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her sickle. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Ahlyssa was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Ruler. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a brown vest and prefers tan and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Frederick grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Frederick. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This man wears a white armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Ozyman enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She has no crest. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Mijira was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Shepherd. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. Rose (70 gp). Jet (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. A true patriot, Ûshbaka would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ûshbaka was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.