Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a simple green robe with violet stripes complete with hood. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is brown and very short. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired her part-time. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in the south to a Shepherd, Anne learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Through the years after Anne was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Anne's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She tends to her Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He worked as a nervous Tanner and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a brown shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and brown pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is greedy; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

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

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is silver and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Bertram enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Smokesticks. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Smokesticks.