Description: This man has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has moderate length black hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Astar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has shaved her head bald. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She got into the Miller business at a young age. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She became a Miller soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. Her head has been shaved. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with tan slacks, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has moderate length brown hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Norman never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is content; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 170 pp.