Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a worn and beaten armor, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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 a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 10000 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Sard (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Jet (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His tied-back hair is white. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Rose (80 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Zircon (80 gp). White opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Mindartis was born with his father's beautiful face. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered brigands who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Bonds: Enemies, Military, Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 310 pp. Black opal (500 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Moonstone (20 gp).