Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes. His blonde hair is cut short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. 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: Born to a Barkeep, his father struggled to pay the bills. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Heian's homeland. Heian decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 80 pp. Black star sapphire (600 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Rose (20 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a fancy black suit. His white hair is thinning but still full. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Carpenter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Coral (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Amber (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Amber (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a violet shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Fivin 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 Fivin. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 7000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Coral (90 gp). Rose (50 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.