Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with pastel slacks. He wears his chestnut hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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 daughter.

History: Born in the west to a Cook, Heian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cook and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with red slacks. His brown hair is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

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

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tan costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'5" and muscular, this western man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has moderate length blonde hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His head has been shaved. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born into a rich family. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. 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 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 he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Eye agate (4 gp).