Description: This slender man stands about 4'10". He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His black hair is cut short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His childhood dream was to be a Stableman, but he was a colossal failure. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 pp. Peridot (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on his left side. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His hair is white and curly. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Miller business.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Chrysoprase (20 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Amber (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Sard (20 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. She has wavy golden hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shanairla studied abroad. Shanairla was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Detective. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she has a crush on the local cartwright

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp).

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this eastern man is wearing a long, black cloak. His bronze crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Greethen was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Jade (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a yellow shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed yellow hat.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 9000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He usually wears his brown robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Fisher. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 pp. Star ruby (1000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.