Description: This younger middle-aged man wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shepherd business.

History: Richard was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Richard never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Jet (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a blue shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and violet pants. Her blonde hair is cut short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears yellow trousers with blue and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Diggory is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Diggory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Anne alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.