Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She has done her best to style her purple hair to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. A true patriot, Astaro would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Iolite (20 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born in the east to a Farmer, Gomory learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Gomory has worked very hard to control her curse. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body and is in decent physical shape. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Rolen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 900 pp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Jade (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1700 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, yellow cloak. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Lucan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lucan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 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 (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large black jacket. Her red crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 50. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an entirely red suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His childhood dream was to be a Blacksmith, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bricklayer for hire.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.