Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His hair is blonde and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Heian's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Heian was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a red top hat and red clothes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in the east to a Animal Trainer, Lamlis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He struck the Animal Trainer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 50000 cp. Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He got into the Miller business at a young age. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Miller. He tends to his Miller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a layabout again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He very much looks the part of a Performer. His hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the south. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Sage, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

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 motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 190 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp).