Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a white scarf. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. A true patriot, Heian would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in a small forest village. When Heian reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: 400 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'2" and wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has moderate length golden hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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 seeks redemption

Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is brown and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Shy, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 10000 sp. Peridot (50 gp). White opal (600 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: An older man who is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.