Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length purple hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: Balam lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He uses divination through singing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries a battered sai and tarnished greatsword as well. Her hair is black and very short. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Nurkara was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Ruler does. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. He tends to his Ruler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She stands about 6'3" 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. Her rusty crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Hlin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her first spouse was a Cartwright, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stableman.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 150 gp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, her father struggled to pay the bills. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A 5'5" northern woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gifted student she started as a Body Guard, but she got bored and became a Stableman. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's in love

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 190 gp.