Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has shaved his head bald. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Through the years after Heian was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Heian's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: When he was but 4 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 left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His hair is short and auburn. He has green eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Soapmaker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 sp. Red garnet (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

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. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Stableman father left him crippled. After a long history of fighting, Paelias and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 7000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).