Description: This late middle aged woman wears a worn and beaten armor and is in decent physical shape. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Astaro was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jet (50 gp). Rose (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Coral (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Trey grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Trey. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Thokk's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1200 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Jet (110 gp).