Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Balam was born the youngest of three triplets. Balam liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Amethyst (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Peridot (70 gp). White pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has a very tight haircut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Barrister father left her crippled. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Gaaki was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Expand her business; and revenge

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears an entirely white suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Euphemia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male usually wears his blue robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair is singed and shortened. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 sp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly glaives and axes. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Ar-Beka 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 140 gp. Azurite (7 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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 was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Performer mother left her crippled. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, brown cloak. She keeps her black fur in a pixie cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1600 gp. Amethyst (40 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a white shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. To his fellows he 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: Rûkdûg 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. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Rûkdûg's homeland. Rûkdûg decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Jet (140 gp). Iolite (20 gp).