Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His white hair is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Iolite (50 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Red garnet (90 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Raer was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 pp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.