Description: This younger middle-aged man wears bulky blue painted plate armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. His tied-back hair is auburn. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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 comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rose (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and is pretty ugly. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Heian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). White pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Aelar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 12000 sp. Red garnet (80 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is dressed in an above average manner. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.