Description: This malnourished man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He has a very tight haircut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Bloodstone (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He takes great joy in being the best Interpreter in town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Aerdeth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of orcs 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: He is content.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears just a brown suit. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Aust 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. Aust decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. He wears his golden hair down. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Naeris was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Sage. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal (500 gp).