Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her hair is short and silver. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thiala grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear black tank tops with tan pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this northern woman wears a black vest and prefers brown and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her blue hair is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 sp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She is portly but not overly obese. Her crest is green and curly. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She got into the Sellsword business at a young age. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a great chef.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Murgen was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her head has been shaved. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Berrian took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up longsword and armor he uses now. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a performer again

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. 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 wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stableman.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.