Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Astar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. After coming to the age of reason, Astar took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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. Astar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 40 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: This western woman wears an entirely blue suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Zircon (80 gp). 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: The child of a Sellsword, who enjoyed hunting, Adrik was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear pastel tank tops with brown skirt. Her red fur is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Dynamic lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a junk dealer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 130 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a green armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. Her hair is white and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy gray fur. She wears just a pastel suit. She has a hunchback. Her gray fur is heavily combed to the right. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a very tight haircut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.