Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. After a long history of fighting, Nim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 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.

Description: A 4'9" western man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Paelias was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Coral (110 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). White opal (400 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp).