Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears an entirely black suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length purple hair. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Astaro hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1800 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and dresses like a well dressed Herbalist does. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. 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 born at the edge of vast forest. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He has no hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Conrad fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jade (80 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

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 red fur is greasy and uncared for. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has a very tight haircut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. A true patriot, Vicky would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Miller they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Weaver, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 12000 gp.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this northern man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His crest is short and white. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arjhan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the left. This yellow eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.