Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has blue hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Balam speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Balam is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Balam hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has moderate length auburn hair. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a fancy white dress. She has golden hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 150 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. Her black fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the north were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greataxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Tippletoe was born the youngest of three triplets. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'5". He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and his gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a tattooed face.

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 is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older man who is typically in his Banker uniform, he is not a threatening figure. He has moderate length golden hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Berrian lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His childhood dream was to be a Fortune-teller, but he was a colossal failure. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears silk and lounges about seductively. His chestnut hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a Detective, her mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Being a Body Guard kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 20 pp.