Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He usually wears his yellow robe and has his shortbow always slung over his shoulder. His blue hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. A true patriot, Balam would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He keeps his brown fur in a pixie cut. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson green hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His first spouse was a Miller, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Shy, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 90 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 3 Antitoxin.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear flannel. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a large grey jacket. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Sellsword business.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 sp.