Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Heian liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this northern man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Emerald (1100 gp). Malachite (8 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is baby faced.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1300 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Jeweler mother left him crippled. 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: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Greedy, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2100 gp. Jade (110 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Rose (40 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a grey Stetson hat and grey clothes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is black and curly. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in the north. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Berrian never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.