Description: He is scrawny and has patchy dark red stubble. He wears a tan tunic with brown highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a hunchback. His dark red hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Balam was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Balam decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His parents enrolled him in a Ranger school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 sp. Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: Standing 3'4", this man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has black hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 28000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Raer 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.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).