Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He has moderate length white hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a Laborer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The war was a terrible time for him, and Halimath does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His childhood dream was to be a Marshal, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Laborer.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Servant. He wears his chestnut hair down. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat and is in decent physical shape. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Soveliss was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Soveliss 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 Soveliss. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.