Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a colorful flower in his purple hair. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Balam is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Balam and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. Her bronze crest is braided into rings. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is an amazing painter.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 80 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'7" and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Simon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His first spouse was a Blacksmith, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ombul 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. Ombul decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30 gp. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Immeral never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Mastema was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She sports brown long hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She got into the Actor business at a young age. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His crest is white and curly. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born in the east. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 sp.