Description: This man wears tattered old clothes. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Heian's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 90 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak and is in decent physical shape. Her black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Quick lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His green crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are red.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Baradad abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'7" when asserting herself. With wild silver hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She struck the Scribe job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her black fur is lengthy. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 900 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.