Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Soapmaker profession.

History: Heian was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has achieved small success as a Dyer.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a soapmaker again

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears dull white sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in the north. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Euron hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered dire rats who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'2", this man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 130 pp.