Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his purple hair up. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Balam was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'10" when asserting himself. His hair is blue and curly. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His first spouse was a Masseuse, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 50 gp. Amber (60 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and grey pants. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Trag was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Masseuse. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to be a navigator again

Ideals: Persistence, Justice, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.