Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Halimath 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 Halimath. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Arannis liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Navigator responsibilities is difficult; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 pp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Iolite (40 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is an amazing painter.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. 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 money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Hadarai hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.