Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has white hair. His silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Balam was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. After coming to the age of reason, Balam took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Terse. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is white and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. A true patriot, Emeny would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a black costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has a crush on the local locksmith

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jet (150 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: He wears a white top hat and white clothes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His childhood dream was to be a Guard, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 10000 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has moderate length brown hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and black robe with the hood down. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rohesia studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Jade (130 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson tan hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Fabien embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.