Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his lance with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Astar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears black trousers with blue and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Kâka 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: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Jet (160 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Halander and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Gold and ruby ring (8000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'1" northern woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her white crest is heavily combed to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Mishann lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Rose (60 gp). Jet (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 4'10" eastern woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her black fur is thinning but still full. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Jade was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has achieved small success as a Roofer.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, tan shirt, and black tie. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is cut close to his head. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 pp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). White opal (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Nogu enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.