Description: 5'3" and muscular, this western man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Heian isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Heian alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of a Armorer, who enjoyed hunting, Gerard was taken on many hunting expeditions. He worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 pp. Amethyst (150 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Rose (80 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).

Description: 3'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His chestnut hair is still thick. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Kipper enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Kipper was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Spice Merchant. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 12000 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Jet (120 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Jade (120 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Jet (120 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His tied-back hair is golden. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1500 pp. Amethyst (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). White opal (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Coral (40 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are black.

Personality: She is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Astaro was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student she started as a Locksmith, but she got bored and became a Armorer. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Coral (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Sard (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rose (80 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the east. Diggory was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Junk Dealer. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.