Description: This northern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Through the years after Halimath was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Halimath's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care, marred by beers. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he dresses like a well dressed Shoemaker does. His head has been shaved. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Born in the south to a Shoemaker, Naeris learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Shoemaker like his father before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp).

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His hair is black and very short. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Arannis is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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: Money/treasure; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Extrovert, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and rapiers. His hair is blonde and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sailor born in the past three hundred years. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Fortune-teller profession.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After months of barely getting by, Mindartis managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

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 wants to raise his children well

Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Rose (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Jet (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.