Description: This malnourished man wears a worn and beaten armor. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting orcs, the young Heian began to lead the lost caravan. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and pastel handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is portly but not overly obese. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Sard (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Jet (50 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Rose (20 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Coral (50 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has wavy golden hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Cartwright who has hired him part-time. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.