Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He likes to wear green tank tops with brown pants. His blue hair is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Balam will drive conversation. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: The child of a Soapmaker, who enjoyed hunting, Balam was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Rose (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull white iron scale mail. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Architect profession.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is golden and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mortician and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2200 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. With wild golden hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Myev lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A 5'3" northern woman, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is mildly Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Drusilia grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears tattered old clothes. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. A true patriot, Siffress would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Siffress was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, red cloak. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Bounty Hunter profession.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Orla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Astar was born the youngest of three triplets. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.