Description: He is a mite stocky and wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Heian's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Peridot (70 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'7". He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and his gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. His white fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 sp. Malachite (16 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Barber. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He worked as a nervous Barber and found it very stressful. Recently the stress of being a Barber has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to be a carpenter again

Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Uraim took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 cp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Unvera hails from a village terrorized by drow. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: An older man who wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his long copper crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Kaladan liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Delebean was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Hunter.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. Her fur is short and beige. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born in the north. 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 has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 160 pp. Amethyst (90 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is cut short. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 sp.