Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Heian was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 father 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. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a white shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and black pants. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, red shirt, and tan tie. His white hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 13000 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a red feathered hat and red clothes. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Naeris was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a longsword on his belt. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.