Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. The war was a terrible time for him, and Balimaar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Balimaar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When Balimaar reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a tan costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Military, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.