Description: This malnourished man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: Balam is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Balam grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Balam abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Fire opal (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants, and is pretty ugly. Her beige fur is lengthy. Her yellow eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson pastel hat.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Harvest was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Revenge; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 22000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy gold crest. He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He has a hunchback. He has done his best to style his gold crest to look like a famous performer. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a Mayor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. He carries with him a set of sickles, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is cut short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Khrosh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Khrosh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 sp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born in the east to a Apothecary, Shivering learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He became a Apothecary soon after.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp).

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 tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sindri was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. He has achieved small success as a Body Guard.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. With bright white hair. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 21000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).