Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently a tribe of illithids 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: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Malachite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 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 brown hair is heavily combed to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Varis was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's also a talented Mercenary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a brown scarf, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Theren never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp.