Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. He wears his white hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Astar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Nature, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and usually wears her grey robe and has her shortbow always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is short and red. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A gifted student she started as a Shipwright, but she got bored and became a Sage. She became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a Blacksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a priest again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 290 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a worn and beaten armor. She has no crest. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the west were limited. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.