Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a green tunic with brown highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His black hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Astar's homeland. Astar decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a map maker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears bulky blue painted plate armor, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a Farmer soon after.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Bonds: In love, Job, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and she perpetually has her sai ready. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 700 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.