Description: A 5'2" southern man, he dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Balam was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Job, Enemies, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he likes to wear brown tank tops with red pants. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

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 white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Stylist, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His gray fur, when down, is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and a wedding ring on his left hand. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: In love, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 sp.