Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is red and curly. She has a dull look in her white eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born in the north. Astaro liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, grey shirt, and black tie. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Paelias alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Miller they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Adventurer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a adventurer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson grey hat.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Matilda was born with her father's beautiful face. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this southern woman dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has styled her orange fur well, parting it to the right. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 160 gp.