Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Astaro lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Mercenary, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks. He wears his dark red hair up. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Mantus alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. Her red crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. He is physically well-built. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Smokesticks.