Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Astaro and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His fur is brown and very short. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Tree wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Tree took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up shield and armor he uses now. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 9000 sp. Zircon (30 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears professional attire. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

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

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a sword on her belt, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her white crest is greasy and uncared for. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Hethress never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He keeps his silver crest in a flapper bob. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears her silver hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Farmer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She worked as a nervous Farmer and found it very stressful. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Rûg alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 11000 sp. Hematite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She keeps her gray fur in a flapper bob. Her eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gifted student she started as a Slave Trader, but she got bored and became a Shoemaker. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 240 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long green crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 30000 cp.