Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: Balam wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear flannel. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Criella isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Criella was born the youngest of three triplets. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Marshal they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Carpenter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carpenter and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 370 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a hunchback. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 sp. Jade (90 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a longsword on his belt. He has a hunchback. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arannis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2700 sp.