Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Heian is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born into a rich family. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'10". She wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood, and her gloved hand is found clutching a whip. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise black.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 30 pp. Azurite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Driindar lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. A true patriot, Hadarai would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: 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: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 pp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has brown fur. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Art is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Depressed, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'1". She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sai. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Maynild was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 50 gp. Sard (30 gp).