Description: 5'3" and muscular, this southern man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He wears his brown hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. 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 son.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 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.

Description: He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a great chef.

History: He got into the Map Maker business at a young age. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his white hair up. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Aerdeth was born the youngest of three triplets. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Carter. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 10000 cp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.