Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a tan shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is red and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Heian studied abroad. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting orcs, the young Heian began to lead the lost caravan. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple grey robe with violet stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Paelias was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Knight. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a flattop hair cut. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Arannis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Arannis was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp).