Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Halimath was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Halimath decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Halimath managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He stands about 4'10" and wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Architect business.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly morningstars and hammers. He wears his auburn hair down. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his small yellow hat.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hadarai grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hadarai. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. Peridot (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears just a black suit. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is a Body Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and elven compassion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Mindartis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.