Description: He is in excellent shape and likes to wear brown tank tops with white pants. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Heian hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. Heian is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Onyx (20 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 15000 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has amber eyes and a blue hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Jade (160 gp).

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this western man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's in love; and he has a crush on the local dilettante

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Peren hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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 Fortune-teller. He's also a talented Mayor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.