Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His purple hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the east to a Mayor, Balam learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Balam has worked very hard to control his curse. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Aquamarine (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Nordak lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her red crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

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

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His fur is red and curly. His copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Skirt hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. He became a Mortician soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 270 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He wears professional attire. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Avelina embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Kadana hails from a village terrorized by orcs. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has moderate length brown hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her first spouse was a Mortician, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp.