Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He became a Shepherd soon after.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and balancing his hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has white hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents enrolled him in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3100 sp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Coral (40 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has moderate length brown hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Lance 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: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His first spouse was a Fisher, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: In love, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp).