Description: She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She carries with her a set of clubs on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born in the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Astaro's homeland. Astaro decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 pp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Butcher.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather, and carries daggers. His hair is short and silver. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Jade (150 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Jet (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). White opal (600 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'2". He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

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

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A freak accident while working with his Sculptor father left him crippled. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 pp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ratak was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her brown fur is singed and shortened. Her yellow eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Hematite (10 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a large green jacket. He keeps his scarlet crest in a flapper bob. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Money/treasure; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).