Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is dressed in an above average manner. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Heian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length blue crest. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Adventurer born in the past three hundred years. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Gargax was born the youngest of three triplets. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gargax was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Adventurer.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 160 pp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His green crest is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Being a Engraver kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 380 pp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (150 gp).