Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 61. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Heian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in the west. His first spouse was a Sage, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1100 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, blue shirt, and brown tie. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and doesn't want to be a mercenary and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver ewer (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His tied-back hair is white. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Sard (50 gp). Amber (40 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A freak accident while working with his Ploughman father left him crippled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Beiro will drive conversation. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Beiro is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Beiro was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Beiro has worked very hard to control his curse. He has taken up work as a Fortune-teller and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.