Description: This malnourished man dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with blue slacks. His hair is short and white. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Balimaar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He takes great joy in being the best Sculptor in town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).

Description: He wears long strands of jet and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He has brown eyes and a violet hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Rael was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2200 gp.

Description: He wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes. He carries a battered sickle and tarnished whip as well. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Nordak lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 11000 sp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Emerald (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Malquis was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She is physically well-built. Her hair is red and very short. She is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Galiena isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Carpenter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carpenter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 340 pp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He has hazel eyes and a white hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1500 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Moonstone (60 gp).