Description: He is lean but muscular and wears dark leathers with embroidery. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Heian 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing a long, blue cloak. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 40 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple violet robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Balam was born with his father's beautiful face. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Balam alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 gp.