Description: He wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a green scarf. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has black hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker pastel hat.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ar-Kaius does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a Cartwright, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1200 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He usually wears his pastel robe and has his greataxe always slung over his shoulder. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his white hair down. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Zook has worked very hard to control his curse. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He tends to his Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 pp. Moonstone (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor, and carries greatswords. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Burgell's homeland. Burgell decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp).