Description: He tends to wear a large violet jacket. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Heian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 210 pp. Red spinel (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Coral (150 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He very much looks the part of a Merchant. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Beiro was born with his father's beautiful face. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 sp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has wavy silver hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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 was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20000 cp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: This man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Naal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 230 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).