Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Astaro and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 20 pp. Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a violet tunic with black highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Sumnes wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. She has shaved her head bald. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker violet hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Syllin embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Tourmaline (110 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Fisher born in the past three hundred years. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 30 pp. Eye agate (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Taklinn wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. After months of barely getting by, Taklinn managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He carries a battered halberd and tarnished falchion as well. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Citrine (30 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His crest, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Rhogar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and doesn't want to be a knight and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 240 gp.