Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His dark red hair is lengthy. His black eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Balam will drive conversation. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Balam was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Balam was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Dyer. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1200 gp. Coral (140 gp). Moss agate (12 gp).

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this northern woman wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sai, just in case. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Seamstress father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Adrik lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 40 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.