Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a shield on his belt. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Heian has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tan trousers with violet and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His first spouse was a Scribe, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Scribe they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Knight, and he later adopted a second son.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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, Theriatis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Theriatis studied abroad. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and violet pants. He wears his chestnut hair down. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

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. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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 has decided he is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Azaki enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Hourglass. 1 Magnifying glass.