Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has moderate length brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Heian hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. White pearl (90 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a very tight haircut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Nutae has worked very hard to control his curse. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 210 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is dressed in an above average manner. Her hair is brown and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a red armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a large white jacket. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Vlorn was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Vlorn decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 230 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Wrenn was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has achieved small success as a Spy.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Server profession.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She tends to her Masseuse job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man wears just a green suit, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a colorful flower in his black crest. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 13000 cp. Solid gold idol (900 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length blue crest. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.