Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has no hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Balam alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Biri is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Biri abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rose (50 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a large brown jacket. His hair is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His first spouse was a Gardener, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Gimurt never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and doesn't want to be a interpreter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sariel does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently the stress of being a Guard has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants, and he perpetually has his trident ready. He wears his blonde hair up. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of a Layabout, who enjoyed hunting, Reirak was taken on many hunting expeditions. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 gp.