Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Through the years after Astar was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Astar's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Astar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears black trousers with pastel and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Spice Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Stylist uniform. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Through the years after Xappan was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Xappan's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, marred by beers. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Beiro hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his youth he was a Interpreter, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A 5'3" eastern woman, she wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available she will default to her longbow. Her head has been shaved. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Huru was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Left-Handed was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.