Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and carries hand crossbows. His blonde 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 shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Heian is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brass crest is matted, messy, and big. Her ears are large.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Gilkass was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her lavender fur in a pixie cut. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, grey shirt, and black tie. She carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished greataxe as well. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears skinny pants and wears a black and tan robe with the hood down. Her crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. She is baby faced.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Tatyan was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear flannel. He has wavy brown hair. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 350 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a brown collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Cook they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Spy, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". She dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and her gloved hand is found clutching a spear. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Caelynn hails from a village terrorized by giants. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and revenge

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.