Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears her red hair down. Her skin is flawless and her black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Astaro abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His black hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a great chef.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Wella was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Adventurer for the past few years.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vaina embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 150 gp.