Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Heian is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Traki lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Traki was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Traki's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is portly but not overly obese. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Crown-heir and was forced into it by his family; and he wants revenge against orcs

Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military, Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a green shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and brown pants. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: 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; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Cynical, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1200 pp. Banded agate (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tattered old clothes. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Butcher born in the past three hundred years. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Naill 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. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Butcher. He has achieved small success as a Butcher.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).