Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has wavy golden hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Heian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His silver hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He is a Lycanthrope in disguise. Eldon abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Serpent hails from a village terrorized by drow. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a white shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Ovak lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He became a Engraver soon after.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a blue shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, marred by sweets. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). White pearl (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is short and blue. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

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. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She's also a talented Slave Trader, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She tends to wear a large red jacket. With wild golden hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: Maegan was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Maegan abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a green and red robe with the hood down. She carries a battered sickle and tarnished crossbow as well. Her bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp).