Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shepherd business.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Percival fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His ears are large.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hugh grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hugh. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a red Stetson hat and red clothes, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy silver hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. 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 west. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and wants his loneliness to end

Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

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

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

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears professional attire. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Conrad was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bounty Hunter. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Flaws: Greedy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Odo is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the west to a Sage, Odo learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.