Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Heian is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'9". He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has moderate length blonde hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Ugly. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Coral (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Erdan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Eye agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.