Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born in the north. Astaro was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mason. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

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

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She prefers to wear flannel, marred by chocolates. Her hair is black and curly. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'6". She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Mary was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She is content; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Terse, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is red and curly. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 Beggar. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 50 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 20 pp.