Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears long strands of sapphire and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Heian grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Heian. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'10". He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His hair is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Rolen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Rolen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 60000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears professional attire. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp.