Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Herbalist, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Amber (90 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp).

Description: A 4'7" western man, he wears tattered old clothes. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a Map Maker, his father struggled to pay the bills. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Naeris was born with his mother's beautiful face. Through the years after Naeris was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Naeris's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Naeris and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a green feathered hat and green clothes. His hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sage arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1400 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).