Description: This late middle aged man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze and is in decent physical shape. He has wavy purple hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his silver eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Balam reached his early adolescence his Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Sarah is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She got into the Bellfounder business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Bellfounder and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bellfounder responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a green shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and green pants. Her crest is gold and very short. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Jaxi was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Beggar. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 18000 sp. Obsidian (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, she is not a threatening figure. Her gray fur is knotted and matted. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears dull black sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. She has wavy blue crest. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Driindar lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a green coat with violet slacks. She wears her golden hair up. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shoemaker business.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is blonde and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's also a talented Priest, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He has moderate length brass crest. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Pandjed will drive conversation. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.