Description: A 6'1" western man, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His purple hair is singed and shortened. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with grey slacks. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Az-Rans is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Painter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Sage, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 cp. Jet (90 gp).

Description: He wears a black collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and a deep hatred of goblins

Bonds: Guardian, Attractive, Nature, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His eyes are a pleasant copper.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a grey shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Agatha grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Agatha. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fortune-teller for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. 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 was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to be a jeweler again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 90 gp. Jet (90 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brass crest. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a trident on her belt. She has a hunchback. She keeps her long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Baker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Driindar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is content

Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears his brass crest down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Carpenter. He tends to his Carpenter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Carpenter responsibilities is difficult; and to be a fisher again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.