Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her purple hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. After a long history of fighting, Astaro and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of scimitars on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has wavy brown hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erevan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 pp. 2 Holy water.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length gray fur. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Smoking speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Smoking grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear flannel. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born in the north. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 90 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp).