Description: This younger middle-aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Heian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Heian hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses like a well dressed Dilettante does. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. 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 Dilettante. He struck the Dilettante job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: A child with a great deal of writing 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (60 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'3" and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Theren was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a pastel shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2800 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Red spinel (130 gp).