Description: A 5'5" northern man, he is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Balimaar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

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. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. He has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 50000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of a Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Diggory was taken on many hunting expeditions. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a black top hat and black clothes. He has wavy golden hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Theodoric was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his auburn hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Randal lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 20000 cp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Rose (40 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his chestnut hair down. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His first spouse was a Apothecary, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. 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: To reunite with his absent mother; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp.