Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Astaro was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Assassin. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His tied-back hair is auburn. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Nalral was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Ranger, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Ranger in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He 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. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her green crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull brown iron scale mail, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. After coming to the age of reason, Fabien took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He became a Fletcher soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Fletcher responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears bulky green painted plate armor. Her white crest is heavily combed to the left. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bounty Hunter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Akra was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.