Description: She very much looks the part of a Ruler. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. When Astaro reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father 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 ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Obsidian (10 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and red handkerchief worn on his right side. His tied-back hair is brown. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a Courier, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. He is physically well-built. His gray fur is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his white hair up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Zed grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Marshal for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Being a Performer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is red and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Helen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 110 pp.