Description: He stands about 5'0" and tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Balimaar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Balimaar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'9" and wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His lavender fur is unkempt and raggedy. His yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 sp. Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: An older man who prefers to wear flannel, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He got into the Sage business at a young age. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sage. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is content

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she very much looks the part of a Layabout. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aym studied abroad. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting orcs, the young Aym began to lead the lost caravan. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 sp. Bloodstone (80 gp).