Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He has wavy red hair. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the north to a Mortician, Balam learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a hunter again

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Jade (110 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His crest is brass and curly. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, brown shirt, and green tie. With bright red hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born to a Performer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Performer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a pastel scarf. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Gifted from a young age, Fonkin studied abroad. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and a strong sense of loyalty to tabaxi people

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.