Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are green.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a great chef.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Balimaar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the north. Guy liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (60 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Heward was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Fortune-teller. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 20 pp. Azurite (11 gp). Amber (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Banker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He worked as a nervous Banker and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.