Description: He stands about 5'4" and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a Shepherd first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. 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 has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sage who has hired him part-time. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When Shane reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, marred by teas. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Conrad's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A freak accident while working with his Courier mother left him crippled. He's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Bertram was born the youngest of three triplets. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.