Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She keeps her blue hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astaro fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Jet (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Jet (130 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Coral (130 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'2". She wears a green costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

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. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Seere has worked very hard to control her curse. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1100 pp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tana will drive conversation. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: The child of a Mason, who enjoyed hunting, Tana was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 10000 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears long strands of opal and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has wavy brown hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His silver hair is cut short. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Detective and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1200 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has blue eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 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). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.