Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'10". He wears bulky black painted plate armor, and his gloved hand is found clutching a lance. His hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Balam alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a fancy green suit and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his long silver crest kept up in a rat tail. He has red eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Mehen was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miller. She has wavy black hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the north to a Miller, Meena learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, green shirt, and brown tie, marred by teas. Her head has been shaved. She has gray eyes and a red hat with a green feather.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She bought a bastard sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To be a Fisher again.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30000 cp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His black fur, when down, is lengthy. 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 is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Obsidian (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has a hunchback. He has golden hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Armorer. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses like a well dressed Body Guard does. Her silver hair is cut short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.