Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and violet robe with the hood down. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Balam will drive conversation. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears professional attire. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is portly but not overly obese. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His childhood dream was to be a Stylist, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Animal Trainer like his mother before him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly rapiers and tridents. His long blue hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This black eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Mamnen was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Mamnen's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tattered old clothes. His gold crest is singed and shortened. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp.