Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears dull green sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: Astaro is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

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. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Depressed, Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She usually wears her black robe and has her crossbow always slung over her shoulder. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length brass crest. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 10000 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Amber (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Jade (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jet (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no hair. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 pp. Malachite (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Giselle hails from a village terrorized by drow. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Jeweler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and many drow want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1500 pp. Tourmaline (160 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Jet (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her brass crest is smooth and relatively long. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. She sports auburn long hair. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Thea does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Thea lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Military, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1200 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born in a small island village. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). White opal (500 gp).