Description: This late middle aged man is renowned for his bright black suits and hats and is in decent physical shape. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Balam speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Iolite (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His childhood dream was to be a Miner, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His brown hair is cut short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Fonkin was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was taken from his home at a very young age. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 26000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His lavender fur is matted, messy, and big. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. A freak accident while working with his Doctor mother left him crippled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this western woman is typically in her Apothecary uniform. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a great chef.

History: She got into the Apothecary business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Apothecary and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Apothecary.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his red fur down. His ears are large.

Personality: He is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people; and dragonborn compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His lavender fur is matted, messy, and big. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born into a rich family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is an amazing painter.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 80 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has styled her yellow fur well, parting it to the right. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Knight arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.