Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Balimaar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Balimaar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in the south. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: An older woman who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, she is not a threatening figure. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 34000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barber. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has dyed his greying purple hair a little too much giving a sharp purple color. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Barber for hire.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and balancing his hectic life and new barber responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Andry 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 always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: To prove her worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.