Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a black costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Balam was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a long, white cloak and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'3". He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and his gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. His brown hair is still thick. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, his father struggled to pay the bills. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 60 gp.