Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has wavy silver hair. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Astaro reached her early adolescence her Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Sard (20 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is an epitome of beauty. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Williamina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a green scarf. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears long strands of amethyst and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Travok hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Hogar was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Hogar's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 sp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp).