Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has shaved his head bald. He has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Heian is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is typically in his Mercenary uniform. He is an epitome of beauty. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Aelar embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mercenary.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Nim was born the youngest of three triplets. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Blacksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Blacksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: He is greedy; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Erdan was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Erdan decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 sp. Violet garnet (1600 gp).

Description: He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: Gifted from a young age, Soveliss studied abroad. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1100 gp.