Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His black eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Astar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Astar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Amber (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. 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: Rosalind was born with her father's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with her Miner father left her crippled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Jet (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. His head has been shaved. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Emerald (900 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Roofer profession.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Dilettante and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Amber (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Althaea was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She is greedy; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Coral (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His long red crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Nithther was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears long strands of amethyst and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.