Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a black broad hat and black clothes. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: Astaro hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Astaro never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Expand her business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, In love, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this eastern woman wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available she will default to her kukri. She wears her white hair down. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jasper (30 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Uraim liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Jet (100 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears an entirely white suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His head has been shaved. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10000 cp. A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a simple brown robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her youth she was a Spy, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. 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.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Red garnet (110 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).