Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Balam enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Balam took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a grey tunic with tan highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a pastel shirt with thin red vertical stripes and yellow pants, and is pretty ugly. Her gray fur is still thick. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Spring was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shepherd. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Emotional, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Sard (30 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she very much looks the part of a Sculptor. With wild chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born in the west. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.