Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a black tunic with yellow highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Halimath speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of opal and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and greatswords. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paelias grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 330 pp. Rose (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Through the years after Theriatis was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Theriatis's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is typically in his Bookbinder uniform. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born in the west to a Bookbinder, Paelias learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. Being a Bookbinder kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Bookbinder kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and 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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp).