Description: He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'10" when asserting himself. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is a Blacksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heian studied abroad. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 pp. Coral (40 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Coral (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Hematite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown vest and prefers black and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mindartis embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2200 gp. Sard (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a long, blue cloak. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 110 pp. Banded agate (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his auburn hair up. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden pearl (60 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.