Description: He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries a battered trident and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Hunter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When Heian reached his early adolescence his Elf mother 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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: A 4'8" western man, he wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired him part-time. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an entirely blue suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

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. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Berrian never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a Banker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Theren was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Guard. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and many orcs want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 10000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.