Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and maces. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born in the north. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Balam grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Balam. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She stands about 5'4" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her pickaxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Oriel is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker yellow hat.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her tied-back hair is red. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Dariff liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dariff fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. He wears his black hair down. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He tends to his Stableman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 gp.