Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses like a well dressed Shepherd does. His white crest is singed and shortened. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Shepherd but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the south. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Priest again.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 40 pp. Obsidian (10 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a white costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His red hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

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 north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). White opal (1600 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a red collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a Knight, his father struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is chestnut and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Simple lock.