Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and black robe with the hood down. He wears his blonde hair down. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: Heian lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To protect his home; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his white fur in a pixie cut. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the south to a Actor, Elegant learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His first spouse was a Animal Trainer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He became a Actor soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'9" and wears a tan tunic with yellow highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Randal is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 90 gp. Jade (100 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He tends to wear a pastel poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has violet eyes and a pastel hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Oloric was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).