Description: This man stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Heian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Layabout. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is short and red. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Glassblower they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Apothecary, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Alexandrite (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her yellow fur is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her small pastel hat.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Five was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She worked as a nervous Unemployed and found it very stressful. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses like a well dressed Seamstress does. She wears her black hair up. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She got into the Seamstress business at a young age. Thiala was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Seamstress. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is greedy

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 cp.