Description: This malnourished man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the north to a Gardener, Balam learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Gardener soon after.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Gardener and was forced into it by his family; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 220 gp. Citrine (80 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Tawna wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of a Stableman, who enjoyed hunting, Tawna was taken on many hunting expeditions. Tawna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Stableman they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Mayor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses like a well dressed Ploughman does. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ploughman. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and blue pants. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this western woman wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. She has black fur. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.