Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and white handkerchief worn on his right side. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Balam is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses like a well dressed Ploughman does. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Azaki has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears pastel trousers with green and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his yellow fur up. His ears are large.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Flask lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a fancy tan dress. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her broad tan hat.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 12000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has slicked back red hair. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her small tan hat.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gifted student she started as a Miller, but she got bored and became a Blacksmith. During her travels, Lorilla and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Lorilla discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Lorilla fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gorga grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Gorga abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

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. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 46000 sp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.