Description: This malnourished man dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with pastel slacks. His hair is silver and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Heian speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. A true patriot, Heian would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 11000 sp. Hematite (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Suhnae lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Laborer responsibilities is difficult; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 sp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: This man is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his brown hair down. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is an amazing painter.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bounty Hunter. He has achieved small success as a Bounty Hunter.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished spear as well. His red hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Riardon will drive conversation. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Architect

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp.