Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a grey vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ahvain is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and doesn't want to be a bather and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 900 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Locksmith. His hair is golden and curly. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Heian grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Heian. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To be a Barber again; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly nunchakus and swords. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He takes great joy in being the best Soapmaker in town.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has worked as a Soapmaker like his mother before him.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Iolite (50 gp).