Description: An older man who very much looks the part of a Ruler, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. A true patriot, Heian would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of a Servant, who enjoyed hunting, Heian was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Heian took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up dagger and armor he uses now. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and she perpetually has her ceremonial dagger ready. She wears her white hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Caelynn abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 pp. Moss agate (14 gp). Coral (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a blue broad hat and blue clothes. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 160 pp. Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: He wears a violet vest and prefers white and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is physically well-built. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Dean was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her bronze crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. Rose (20 gp).