Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Balam's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to protect his home

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She very much looks the part of a Fisher. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length gray fur. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She got into the Fisher business at a young age. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fisher.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her beige fur is knotted and matted. Her yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Sage for hire.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Lia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Selfish, Insane, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a violet wide-brimmed hat and violet clothes. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Dean was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born to a Tailor, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He tends to his Cartwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ûkbûk was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ûkbûk decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Glassblower 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: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She stands about 5'3" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Stableman who has hired her part-time. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Masterwork manacles.