Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Balam hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 4 Thunderstones. 4 Thunderstones. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This man wears a grey tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: The child of a Fisher, who enjoyed hunting, Rimmon was taken on many hunting expeditions. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Good lock.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hupe will drive conversation. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Blue quartz (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mercenary for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.