Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his white hair down. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Astar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Astar never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Family, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1900 pp. Eye agate (10 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is silver and very short. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Volen will drive conversation. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Server hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is golden and very short. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 18000 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a blue shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Barber, but he got bored and became a Beggar. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Barber again.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a yellow coat. With wild blonde hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Birel took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up nunchaku and armor she uses now. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sard (30 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'6" when asserting herself. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Melissa was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Hematite (11 gp). White pearl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Adventurer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her first spouse was a Adventurer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 pp. Red spinel (160 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rose (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.