Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, green cloak, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a very tight haircut. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Halimath 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 family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Layabout kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears pastel trousers with black and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shepherd. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 west. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.