Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the east to a Crown-heir, Astar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 900 pp. Carnelian (80 gp). Amber (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His crest is red and curly. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered giants who tried to eat his hand. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he likes to wear black tank tops with yellow pants. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Detective they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Dyer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and doesn't want to be a dyer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His black hair is long and unkept. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is brown and very short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is obsessed with her god.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 70000 cp. Azurite (14 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).