Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Halimath will drive conversation. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 30000 cp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her hair is short and brown. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eldeth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. After a long history of fighting, Eldeth and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is content; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. His brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Sethrekar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Addict, Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 end his boredom; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1400 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.