Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. A true patriot, Astar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jade (130 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). White opal (600 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Citrine (70 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her long blue hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She got into the Server business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Laborer, but she got bored and became a Server. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 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 (10 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. He is physically well-built. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He has green eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by his family; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 pp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has wavy beige fur. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines yellow.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Actor profession.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Detective.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a actor again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 12000 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Sard (50 gp). Jet (140 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her silver hair is well kept. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Gifted from a young age, Anbera studied abroad. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10000 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. To his fellows he 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: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Manfred alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a simple blue robe with grey stripes complete with hood. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Jade (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Rose (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.