Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has done his best to style his purple hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His first spouse was a Doctor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Balam was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His gray fur is smooth and relatively long. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and 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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears professional attire. His hair is brown and curly. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 cp. Citrine (40 gp).

Description: She wears a grey tunic with yellow highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes, and carries morningstars. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 pp. Red garnet (60 gp).