Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with tan slacks. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heian grew up listening to his father's many stories. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Moss agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 95. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Interpreter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Server. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. He has no hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp).