Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a green armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She has moderate length blue hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a Carter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Carter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Astaro grew up listening to her father's many stories. A gifted student she started as a Knight, but she got bored and became a Carter. She's also a talented Knight, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1600 sp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has achieved small success as a Shepherd.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is baby faced.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born in the north. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a axe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A 3'9" northern woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Healer for hire.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing her hectic life and new healer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has dyed his greying bronze crest a little too much giving a sharp bronze color. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 cp. White pearl (50 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Heian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer 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 used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 cp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Jade (140 gp).

Description: This northern man tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is still thick. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered red hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's in love; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Military, Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Erdan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.