Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a black collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is purple, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his white eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Balam grew up listening to his father's many stories. Balam abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her head has been shaved. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Faral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Holy water.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He is physically well-built. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. The war was a terrible time for him, and Thorin does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Stylist, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Thiala hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Barrister profession.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Unemployed arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Unemployed work with an outfit from a few towns over. Unemployed work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.