Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears his chestnut hair up. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Heian was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This western man wears a simple tan robe with violet stripes complete with hood. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. 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: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 pp. Amber (60 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a violet costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Banker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He married young, but lost his spouse to drow. 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 loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.