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 golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist, Justice. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 180 pp. Eye agate (14 gp). Coral (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Amber (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is cut short. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

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. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Through the years after Heian was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Heian's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He became a Adventurer soon after.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2200 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries with him a set of bows, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His white hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull black iron scale mail. His black hair is still thick. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 6 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 father had trained him before.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 30 pp. Hematite (14 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp).