Description: Standing 5'5", this man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. The war was a terrible time for him, and Astar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length black hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Tailor for hire.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

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

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'5" when asserting herself. Her green crest is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 220 gp. Malachite (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gold.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Zepar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hecat will drive conversation. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hecat fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Coral (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Jet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Stylist. He became a Stylist soon after.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a grey collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is short and black. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Carter business.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. After coming to the age of reason, Hadwisa 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her hair is black and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Philomena was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Tanner. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nil does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 11000 sp.