Description: He wears long strands of amethyst and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries with him a set of bows on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Balam was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His red hair is still thick. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a ruler again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 110 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Blacksmith, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Laborer like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She's also a talented Barber, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her blonde hair is cut short. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Shamil isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 40000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.