Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Balam was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp).

Description: He wears just a green suit. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Priest born in the past three hundred years. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has worked as a Priest like his father before him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and 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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2200 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the south to a Roofer, Merihim learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Ploughman, but he got bored and became a Roofer. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

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 seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Bowyer; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

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 typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. Her fur, while still mostly yellow, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born in the west to a Architect, Pelt learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Architect. She has achieved small success as a Architect.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Jet (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Medium 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 worn and beaten armor. His black hair is knotted and matted. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Amber (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She carries with her a set of axes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Sekhmet was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a fancy yellow suit. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Aerdeth lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'0" southern woman, she wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available she will default to her bastard sword. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Farmer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Yurgunn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She's also a talented Beggar, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1800 sp.