Description: He wears a tan vest and prefers grey and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is silver and curly. He has a tattooed face.

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 plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the east to a Adventurer, Heian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Heian was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Heian decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he's in love

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blonde hair is lengthy. He has violet eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 160 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available he will default to his dagger. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aerdeth grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aerdeth. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing a long, black cloak. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mortician and was forced into it by his family; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp).