Description: He stands about 6'0" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balam 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. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His fur is red and very short. He has a dull look in his copper eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A freak accident while working with his Butcher father left him crippled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). White opal (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a red Stetson hat and red clothes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a great chef.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He has a hunchback. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 takes great joy in being the best Fisher in town.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He worked as a nervous Fisher and found it very stressful. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 sp. White pearl (60 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Fulbar grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Passionate, Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Gifted from a young age, Traubon studied abroad. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears dull black sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed axe, just in case. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Animal Trainer business.

History: Cimer hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.