Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear brown tank tops with tan pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Heian 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: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Emerald (1300 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Banker profession.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 140 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He takes great joy in being the best Miner in town.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect his home; and balancing his hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, In love, Guardian. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: This man wears a green coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. He has wavy red hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thamior fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This eastern man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rael studied abroad. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.