Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gray eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Heian grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Heian. Being a Map Maker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sard (70 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length white hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Ruler who has hired him part-time. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 900 pp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is lengthy. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

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. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Azurite (10 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Vanuath was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp.