Description: This man wears a simple green robe with black stripes complete with hood. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Astar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Rose (70 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Sard (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears many layers of old clothing at all times, she is not a threatening figure. Her head has been shaved. She has amber eyes and a red hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Armorer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bellfounder, and she later adopted a second son.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, In love, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 pp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Bounty Hunter. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bounty Hunter. She became a Bounty Hunter soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, grey cloak. She carries with her a set of scimitars, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Kilia liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Slave, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She very much looks the part of a Mortician. Her golden hair is well kept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Wella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mortician. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 pp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Jet (120 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rose (60 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'4" and prefers to wear flannel. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Guard who has hired her part-time. Anastrianna is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

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. A freak accident while working with her Adventurer mother left her crippled. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Amber (80 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Banded agate (10 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his white hair up. He has silver eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Architect for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.