Description: A plain young-adult man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his silver hair down. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Balam and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, marred by sweets. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is an amazing painter.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 30000 cp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Zephan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in an above average manner. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Pacifist, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 35000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp).

Description: An older woman who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, she is not a threatening figure. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Merchant and was forced into it by her family; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 20000 cp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).