Description: An older woman who wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is still thick. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Astaro has worked very hard to control her curse. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Azurite (10 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Crown-heir business.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Jet (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Jet (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sybil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses like a well dressed Performer does. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. A gifted student she started as a Mortician, but she got bored and became a Performer. She became a Performer soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Red garnet (160 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Coral (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Zircon (60 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He very much looks the part of a Masseuse. He has white hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this western man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has black hair. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Coral (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He likes to wear red tank tops with tan pants. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.