Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. The war was a terrible time for him, and Heian does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When Heian reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries with him a set of nunchakus, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Riardon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Performer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Silver pearl (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His red hair is still thick. He has blue eyes and a white hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears just a brown suit. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is white and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Moonstone (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). White pearl (40 gp).