Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He is physically well-built. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Heian was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Alexandrite (1600 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He uses divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Carrie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1300 gp.