Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Heian does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born into a rich family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Slave Trader mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).