Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is red and very short. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the west to a Blacksmith, Heian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Heian was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Heian decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His hair is short and chestnut. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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 east. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'7". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired him part-time. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2100 gp. Sard (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.