Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern man very much looks the part of a Painter. His hair is auburn and very short. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Efferil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Halimath hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform After a long history of fighting, Halimath and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Family. Occupation: Sage

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

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His hair is brown and very short. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Aust was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Aust liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His golden hair is cut short. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Suhnae was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Black pearl (800 gp).