Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and carries spears. His golden hair is cut short. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heian studied abroad. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in the north. Erdan was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Dyer. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a dyer and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 pp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Hematite (10 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His blonde hair is lengthy. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born into a rich family. Thervan was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thervan decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2200 gp. White pearl (100 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.