Description: This tall, slender woman wears a black top hat and black clothes. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Astaro grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Astaro. Being a Mason kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bastard swords and hammers. He has white fur. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Being a Masseuse kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 50000 cp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Jade (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white fur is knotted and matted. His yellow eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 270 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1500 sp.