Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and a wedding ring on his left hand. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Healer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat, marred by teas. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears just a green suit. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. A true patriot, Heian would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Seamstress arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 900 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 7000 sp. Silver ewer (50 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is short and golden. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Naal's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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, Naal is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.