Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mindartis 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 Mindartis. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and spears. He has moderate length brown hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a Mason first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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 was born at the edge of vast island. A gifted student he started as a Animal Trainer, but he got bored and became a Mason. He's also a talented Animal Trainer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: This eastern man typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a Mortician, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his flail, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mortician. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature flail.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Halimath was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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. 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Hematite (5 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).