Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Astar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a red broad hat and red clothes. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Verna will drive conversation. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Barber arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barber for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: To be a Slave Trader again; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He has green eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He's also a talented Shoemaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is wearing a long, tan cloak. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Masseuse work with an outfit from a few towns over. Masseuse work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Dyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she's in love

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a violet collared shirt and red pants. He accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: White opal (400 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. She carries with her a set of kukris, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy scarlet crest. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Dyer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student she started as a Knight, but she got bored and became a Dyer. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hethress fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She usually wears her red robe and has her scimitar always slung over her shoulder. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Myria was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Beggar hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 210 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.