Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Coral (80 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a spear on his belt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

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. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Beiro was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He tends to his Junk Dealer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Jade (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Fire opal (500 gp).

Description: This southern man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Laucian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Coral (60 gp).