Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. He wears his black hair up. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is greedy

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Coral (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Emerald (1400 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. The war was a terrible time for him, and Eiravel does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Eiravel was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2700 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. Carrie is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When Carrie reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Carrie never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2500 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp).

Description: An older man who wears just a brown suit, he is not a threatening figure. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Uthemar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Uthemar 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. Uthemar 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. Being a Herbalist kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He has moderate length blonde hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Body Guard and was forced into it by his family; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 pp. Black opal (400 gp). Sard (30 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.