Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Balam was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Balam abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed club, just in case. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Andraste took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up club and armor she uses now. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears long strands of amber and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her scarlet crest is thinning but still full. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He likes to wear pastel tank tops with grey pants. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has yellow fur. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Cask was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cask fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His tied-back hair is blonde. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He takes great joy in being the best Interpreter in town.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears just a pastel suit. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are copper and beady.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Edge grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Blacksmith. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her first spouse was a Doctor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She struck the Blacksmith job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her red hair is well kept. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 70 gp.