Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears just a grey suit. His white hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Animal Trainer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. During his travels, Balimaar and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Balimaar discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Balimaar fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is still thick. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Robert wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Ranger, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's in love; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and is pretty ugly. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.