Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing a long, blue cloak. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He is an epitome of beauty. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Heian grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Heian. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1400 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He very much looks the part of a Fletcher. He wears a colorful flower in his brass crest. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He tends to his Fletcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1400 sp. 2 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sculptor. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has worked as a Sculptor like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 10000 cp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Roland 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: Roland was born the youngest of three triplets. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.