Description: This dark-skinned male is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is auburn and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heian studied abroad. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1200 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a great chef.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 13000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length auburn hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Navigator for hire.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red spinel (100 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Amber (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and she perpetually has her club ready. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Crown-heir hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 12000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears white painted combat armor at almost all times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Canary diamond (6000 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 4'2" western man, he wears grey trousers with tan and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nuraval isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

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. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.