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 suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He keeps his blue hair in a pixie cut. His fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Balam lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an entirely brown suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

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

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair is cut short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear flannel. His gray fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Stylist. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

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 wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears skinny pants and wears a violet and grey robe with the hood down. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Trym was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Crown-heir, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. With wild auburn hair. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears a violet coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Elama 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. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Good lock. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.