Description: This tall, slender man wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Ribbles's homeland. Ribbles decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He very much looks the part of a Crown-heir. His beige fur, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She carries with her a set of greatswords on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her brown hair is cut short. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. After a long history of fighting, Zaffrab and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears a fancy black dress. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Vola reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 80 gp. Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

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 lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Courier like his mother before him.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

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

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. During her travels, Nora and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Nora discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Nora fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has styled his dark red hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He tends to his Bowyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Military, In love, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). 1 Banded mail.