Description: This late middle aged man wears a yellow collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and quarterstaffs. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Heian was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Merchant. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 110 gp. White pearl (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the west to a Merchant, Diesa learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Diesa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and expand her business

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, In love, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She sports auburn long hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 29. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Arara alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 160 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is a Dilettante first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a Dyer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Dilettante for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp).