Description: He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Heian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When Heian 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. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his halberd with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and he perpetually has his halberd ready. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is an amazing painter.

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. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aerdeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 340 pp. Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a red small hat and red clothes, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is short and chestnut. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he usually wears his brown robe and has his quarterstaff always slung over his shoulder. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Rael was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.