Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears professional attire. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Balimaar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balimaar 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 he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Black pearl (1000 gp). Jet (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Full Plate.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 sp. White pearl (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Geva 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 Geva. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Norman was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp.