Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear flannel. His hair is blonde and curly. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. A true patriot, Heian would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 pp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available she will default to her flail. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Godfrey lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Jade (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She is an epitome of beauty. Her silver hair is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She uses divination through singing.

History: She is a Lycanthrope in disguise. She worked as a nervous Unemployed and found it very stressful. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Amber (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: He wears a tan vest and prefers pastel and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has auburn hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Glim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 pp. White pearl (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Jade (130 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). White opal (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is long and white with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down, and she perpetually has her quarterstaff ready. With bright golden hair. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Birel embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

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 spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Birel and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).