Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and pastel tie. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. A true patriot, Astar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gynnie studied abroad. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

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

Possessions: 800 sp. Eye agate (12 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has dyed her greying black fur a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Fragrant hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. After a long history of fighting, Fragrant and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is typically in her Courier uniform. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. She's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.