Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Balimaar will drive conversation. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 9000 cp. Black pearl (700 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Anselm was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This dark-skinned male dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 40000 cp. Eye agate (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Thunderstones. 1 Holy water. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His head has been shaved. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp.