Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears her black hair up. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Astaro was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'0" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Amber (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Sard (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Jade (50 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a red coat with violet slacks. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Akmen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After months of barely getting by, Akmen managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is white and curly. Her half smiles and silver eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. 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: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. He carries a battered spear and tarnished trident as well. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is baby faced.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aelar studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Full Plate.