Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears his chestnut hair up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Balam grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1500 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his white hair down. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She has wavy black fur. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and red pants, and carries hand crossbows. Her crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A friendly and beautiful Dragonborn, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Nuthra was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 cp. Coral (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. Her hair is short and silver. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Glassblower. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Glassblower and was forced into it by her family; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'5" and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Az-Rans was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his youth he was a Doctor, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.