Description: This tall, slender man wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Adran was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of longbows, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Sard (40 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He usually wears his tan robe and has his bow always slung over his shoulder. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bows and morningstars. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 gp.