Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Heian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Eye agate (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a trident on his belt. He carries a battered falchion and tarnished trident as well. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nutae was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 pp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Red garnet (90 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of sais on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His black hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Lamlis took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has moderate length silver hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Thamior was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the druidic 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.