Description: A plain young-adult man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Through the years after Heian was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Heian's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Cook arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a green coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 9000 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear white tank tops with green pants. His hair is cut close to his head. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the north to a Armorer, Lucan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Being a Armorer 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: Someone believes him a fraud; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull green iron scale mail. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Efferil is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a mayor and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.