Description: He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats, and carries quarterstaffs. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Heian wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Heian was born with his mother's beautiful face. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Heian never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He's in love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has moderate length red fur. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island 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 island due to the painful memories there. Great took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up mace and armor he uses now. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: A 5'6" southern woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2600 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Merchant. He has moderate length gray fur. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Smoking was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2300 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. After coming to the age of reason, Paelias took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a red coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to be a painter again

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 70 gp.