Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His tied-back hair is brown. He wears an eyepatch.

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. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Heian was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Soapmaker. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 7000 sp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Berrian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miner.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 170 pp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Coral (120 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Coral (120 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is scarred and worn.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is auburn and very short. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a Navigator first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Naeris abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His golden hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired him part-time. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has a crush on the local beggar

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, In love, Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp.