Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is braided into rings. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Himo was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Coral (110 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Amber (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a apothecary again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 8000 sp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the north to a Mayor, Galinndan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. Being a Mayor 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: Further expansion of business; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 12000 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Medium 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 white ritualistic tattoos. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1900 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).