Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a fancy black suit. His blue hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This silver eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Balam's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Courier but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'5". He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Thradal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear flannel. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the east to a Fortune-teller, Boddynock learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 21000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is short and blue. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1200 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. 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: She was born in a small mountains village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 900 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

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. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Leucis hails from a village terrorized by drow. When Leucis reached his early adolescence his Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 sp.