Description: 5'4" and muscular, this eastern man tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Heian was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bricklayer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Black opal (400 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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: Born to a Scribe, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Emerald (800 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Sard (70 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Soveliss hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting gnolls, the young Soveliss began to lead the lost caravan. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears just a violet suit. He carries with him a set of greatswords on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His hair is long and white with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Aramil alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Aramil and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

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. Aelar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.