Description: Standing 5'0", this man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His tied-back hair is white. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Malachite (4 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Rose (80 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses like a well dressed Shepherd does. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He tends to his Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2800 gp. Sard (60 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). White opal (800 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tan vest and prefers blue and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black hair is still thick. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'11" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Shoemaker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He is a Succubi in disguise. His childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but he was a colossal failure. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are hazel.

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 fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.