Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Astaro is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She's also a talented Armorer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Doctor and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Doctor like his father before him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1400 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Amber (40 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ulfgar embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Ulfgar hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After months of barely getting by, Ulfgar managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: She wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a simple grey robe with white stripes complete with hood. With bright black hair. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Brewer again.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has dyed his greying white crest a little too much giving a sharp white color. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is an amazing painter.

History: The child of a Server, who enjoyed hunting, Fax was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform After a long history of fighting, Fax and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 9000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Jet (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Sard (50 gp). White opal (1300 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is brown and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is an epitome of beauty. Her golden hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her first spouse was a Animal Trainer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.