Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her white hair is lengthy. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. After a long history of fighting, Astaro and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of ruby and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40000 sp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Jet (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has shaved his head bald. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Dimble was born the youngest of three triplets. Through the years after Dimble was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Dimble's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears long strands of opal and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has wavy silver hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top tan hat.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her halberd, and is pretty ugly. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He carries with him a set of halberds, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He sports a flattop fur cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 7000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 11000 sp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. He has no hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Erdan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Erdan was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.