Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is silver and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a great chef.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He wears his auburn hair up. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Heward is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

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. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shepherd business.

History: Maegan was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Maegan was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a Brewer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Xanaphia 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 wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is silver and curly. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Olunt grew up listening to his father's many stories. Olunt was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Tailor. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, marred by beers. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. 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 misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She has no hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. At a young age her mother died while driving off some dire rats. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in kukri use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is wearing a long, black cloak, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length dark red hair. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He found a children's book about a Tiefling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 40 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp).