Description: A middle-aged man, he wears skinny pants and wears a violet and black robe with the hood down, and is pretty ugly. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Gardain lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp).

Description: He is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He carries with him a set of scimitars on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. After months of barely getting by, Heian managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star ruby (1200 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His white hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His childhood dream was to be a Architect, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Interpreter for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His beige fur, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.