Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Heian is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Healer profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 pp. Amber (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a blue vest and prefers yellow and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'8". He wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a ceremonial dagger. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Actor. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. 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: To be a Locksmith again; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Rose (50 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Amber (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Moss agate (9 gp).