Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His hair is blonde and very short. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Balimaar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: To unite with his sister; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Amber (60 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the east to a Merchant, Adam learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He has moderate length blonde hair. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Ernest hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with blue slacks. His hair is brown and very short. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new engraver responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 20000 cp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Jet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tattered old clothes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has moderate length brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 sp. 8 Acid flasks. 4 Alchemist’s fire.