Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Astaro was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Astaro liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it, marred by beers. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Pirithin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 10 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her silver crest is long and unkept. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Harann is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He carries a battered greataxe and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. A true patriot, Vondal would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After months of barely getting by, Vondal 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 cp.