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 long strands of amethyst and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Balam was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'0" southern woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and yellow pants. She has a hunchback. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Oolah was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Oolah decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Oolah managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 9000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her cinnamon fur is long and unkept. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. Shadow enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Shadow was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Fortune-teller. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 sp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He bought a bow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Malachite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Being a Detective kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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 he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 sp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple tan robe with white stripes complete with hood. He wears his auburn hair down. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white crest. He very much looks the part of a Ruler. He has a hunchback. His white crest is heavily combed to the left. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born into a rich family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has golden hair. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Junk Dealer business.

History: Tenena was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.