Description: A 6'2" eastern man, he is dressed in an above average manner. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Balam reached his early adolescence his Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Amber (130 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Sard (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Amber (130 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Coral (130 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a large green jacket. Her crest is rusty and curly. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She bought a hand crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Malachite (15 gp).

Description: An older woman who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Hunter. She struck the Hunter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 7000 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears just a black suit. She has no hair. She has black eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a Architect, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Astaro was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Astaro and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 11000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears long strands of amber and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Servant. He has worked as a Servant like his father before him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fancy green suit. He has dyed his greying brass crest a little too much giving a sharp brass color. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Lance enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lance fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Dyer responsibilities is difficult; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 12000 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Amber (50 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Amber (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.