Description: An older woman who is typically in her Shepherd uniform, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a great chef.

History: Akta was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available he will default to his bow. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Herbalist born in the past three hundred years. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cook. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green 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 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 is a Slaad in disguise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has green eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tarak will drive conversation. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 110 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp).

Description: 3'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 30 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He is portly but not overly obese. He has moderate length silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He got into the Sage business at a young age. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 30 pp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She wears her scarlet crest up. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Jeweler they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Carpenter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She wears her red crest down. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gifted student she started as a Sailor, but she got bored and became a Barrister. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a sailor again

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Banded mail.