Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Balam will drive conversation. 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: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Balam alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 cp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She has wavy yellow fur. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new mayor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 340 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He is baby faced.

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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Zepar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Zepar. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'3". She dresses like a well dressed Glassblower does, and her gloved hand is found clutching a whip. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a brown small hat and brown clothes. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white fur is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shipwright profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 370 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a black and pastel robe with the hood down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'7" when asserting herself. Her scarlet crest is long and unkept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Jaxi was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 sp.