Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'4" and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Heian is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman usually wears her blue robe and has her lance always slung over her shoulder, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. 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: Bethrynna was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bethrynna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: He wears long strands of emerald and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and carries sais. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bounty Hunter. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He became a Bounty Hunter soon after.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is knotted and matted. He has silver eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Qemuel alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 190 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He wears just a green suit. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Morthos was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Morthos 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 has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Georgina speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'9" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has black hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp. 2 Holy water.