Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his white hair up. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Unemployed but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He got into the Unemployed business at a young age. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Aelar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 pp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Heian was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This light-skinned male prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His white hair is long and unkept. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born in the west to a Stylist, Erdan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Sage, but he got bored and became a Stylist. After months of barely getting by, Erdan managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and balancing his hectic life and new stylist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rose (50 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.