Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts, marred by teas. His hair is long and black with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. He has worked as a Shepherd like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 pp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Coral (130 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: He wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Heian was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Job, Debt. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it, and he perpetually has his mace ready. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp).