Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'4" and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shepherd. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and balancing his hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dayereth grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Dayereth abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1400 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'9" southern man, he tends to wear a large black jacket. His hair is blonde and very short. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Glassblower. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the south to a Glassblower, Heian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Glassblower. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 sp. Jade (140 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is portly but not overly obese. His tied-back hair is black. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Quarion was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2200 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.