Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Balimaar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20000 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, In love, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shield, just in case. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 43000 sp. Blue sapphire (600 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He has the majority of his body covered in plate, marred by teas. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small green hat.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).