Description: A 5'2" northern man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Engraver. His white hair is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 tends to his Engraver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pearl isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Pearl lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). White pearl (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was born in a small island village. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has done his best to style his blue crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: Shedinn is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Sard (20 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Amber (60 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He is physically well-built. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Obsidian (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp).

Description: She wears a pastel collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished flail as well. She has moderate length lavender fur. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sun fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her childhood dream was to be a Shepherd, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Barrister for the past few years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 700 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.