Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Heian hails from a village terrorized by giants. After coming to the age of reason, Heian took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jet (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. 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 was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He was taken from his home at a very young age. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age his mother died while driving off some brigands. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in sword use. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 pp. White pearl (150 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Nutae is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Nutae lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Nutae was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Scribe. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Fire opal (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.