Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His purple hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: She sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. 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 east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. He has no hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Dreali abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 sp. Jade (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp).

Description: 3'6" and muscular, this western man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Junk Dealer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has wavy blue crest. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Hillanot speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Hatae was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Insane, Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.