Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has amber eyes and a green hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Adelard took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up club and armor he uses now. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Balimaar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 sp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is short and chestnut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Jet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She sports silver long hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 20000 cp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).