Description: An older man who wears dull black sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed falchion, just in case, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is brown and curly. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Heian hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Laborer does. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown hair is braided into rings. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When Ernest reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He tends to his Laborer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer, Rich, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40000 cp. Malachite (13 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in earthy colors with a white and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Malachite (15 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp.