Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents enrolled him in a Ranger school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. Recently a tribe of dire rats 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a white coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Riardon was born the youngest of three triplets. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Alston was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Alston was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Alston's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has a crush on the local mortician

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.