Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tattered old clothes. His silver hair is still thick. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Halimath lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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: To unite with his brother; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a tan tunic with green highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a white broad hat and white clothes. With bright white hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the west to a Tanner, Ilga learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tanner.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. He has green eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'8". She wears a white Stetson hat and white clothes. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Euphemia is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has achieved small success as a Apothecary.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears professional attire. He wears his white hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Marbas abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.