Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available he will default to his scythe. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. A true patriot, Heian would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and 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

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her scarlet crest is thinning but still full. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Eggren is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Eggren was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Junk Dealer. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 sp. Silver pearl (40 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He carries a battered kukri and tarnished greatsword as well. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Aust never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a blue collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Theren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but he was a colossal failure. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Expand his business; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and violet pants. He has moderate length golden hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is an amazing painter.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 240 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).