Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Astar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Astar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. After a long history of fighting, Astar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He has shaved his head bald. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His first spouse was a Bather, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 150 pp. Onyx (30 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Assassin business.

History: Quillathe was born the youngest of three triplets. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She carries a battered warhammer and tarnished pickaxe as well. Her black hair is lengthy. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A gifted student she started as a Dilettante, but she got bored and became a Barkeep. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her red hair down. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Masseuse. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her red fur is knotted and matted. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She bought a scimitar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp).

Description: He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He is physically well-built. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the north to a Slave Trader, Gruk learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Mason. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She carries with her a set of sickles, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gifted from a young age, Volen studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Volen took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her first spouse was a Barrister, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.