Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available she will default to her club. She wears her blue hair down. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astaro fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. His silver hair is long and unkept. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 6'2" western woman, she wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has styled her silver crest well, parting it to the left. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mijira studied abroad. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Masseuse but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She is a Lamia in disguise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30 gp. Azurite (6 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He likes to wear red tank tops with brown pants. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. After a long history of fighting, Dondon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 60 gp.