Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is black and very short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Astar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Astar hails from a village terrorized by orcs. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears professional attire, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

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. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

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. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has wavy white hair. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and doesn't want to be a guard and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, In love, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blonde hair is cut short. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished woman wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Slave Trader born in the past three hundred years. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's also a talented Bowyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. Her hair is short and red. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Tanner who has hired her part-time. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Malquis was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Malquis decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. Her beige fur is matted, messy, and big. This yellow eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Tricking was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this eastern woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has red eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She wears a yellow tunic with white highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She carries with her a set of whips, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her first spouse was a Mayor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 60 gp.