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. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. After coming to the age of reason, Balam took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 pp. Sard (20 gp). Jet (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Jet (130 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Jade (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she likes to wear pastel tank tops with white skirt. Her fur is lavender and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Being a Soapmaker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 24000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp).

Description: 4'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Glassblower. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Glassblower. He has worked as a Glassblower like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His tied-back hair is brown. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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: Revenge; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Rose (40 gp).