Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is white and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: Balam is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

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. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Glassblower and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Extrovert, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: This northern woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With bright red hair. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a yellow tunic with blue highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 25. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult; and to be a roofer again

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a pastel coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has shaved his head bald. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a Roofer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a sage and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Hourglass.