Description: This man wears a simple red robe with green stripes complete with hood. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Azaki embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a hunchback. He has no hair. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. He tends to his Beggar job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 gp. White opal (1000 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 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 well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Red garnet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Erevan grew up listening to his father's many stories. Through the years after Erevan was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Erevan's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).