Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. 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: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

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

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears baggy red pantaloons and a black scarf. He has a hunchback. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1200 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a hunchback. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. When Simon reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has white hair. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, Frederick and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He found a children's book about a Human Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1300 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).