Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Gifted from a young age, Balimaar studied abroad. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Human compassion; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Forgetful, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Balimaar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a fancy white suit. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is short and auburn. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears blue trousers with green and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has moderate length red hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Charles was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp).