Description: This western man very much looks the part of a Engraver. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy silver hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Heian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. 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 Engraver. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). White opal (800 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A freak accident while working with his Butcher mother left him crippled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60000 cp. Sard (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Berrian was born with his mother's beautiful face. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. 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. Berrian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He has gray eyes.

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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Carrie and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Emerald (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp).