Description: An older woman who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. She has green eyes and a pastel hat with a black feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. 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 got into the Shepherd business at a young age. A freak accident while working with her Roofer mother left her crippled. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Matilda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 10 pp. Malachite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top blue hat.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His black hair is cut short. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sellsword. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A gifted student he started as a Knight, but he got bored and became a Sellsword. He has worked as a Sellsword like his mother before him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 30 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). 2 Antitoxin. 3 Thunderstones. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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 was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His first spouse was a Server, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Good lock. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Superior lock. 1 Magnifying glass.