Description: This man wears bulky black painted plate armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His blue hair is still thick. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Balam isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a Dilettante, his father struggled to pay the bills. Balam was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Balam decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'10" and wears violet trousers with tan and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Raer hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He married young, but lost his spouse to illithids. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a black collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1700 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.