Description: A 5'3" southern man, he prefers to wear flannel. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 53. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Heian hails from a village terrorized by goblins. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's in love.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 pp. Azurite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). White pearl (140 gp).

Description: He very much looks the part of a Herbalist. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. The war was a terrible time for him, and Arannis does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear flannel. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.