Description: He wears a black collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Astar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Astar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Performer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears an entirely yellow suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. A true patriot, Hatae would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly flails and pickaxes. Her fur is gray and curly. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. A true patriot, Faral would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and money/treasure

Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Military, Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Tanner, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. White pearl (150 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ratbag does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Ratbag took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His dark red hair is lengthy. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Merihim grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2900 sp. Amber (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Apothecary for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. His fur is gray and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Guard. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 sp.