Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Frug wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'2" and wears violet trousers with grey and violet striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'4" and sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Thomas hails from a village terrorized by drow. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. 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 be a Layabout again; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a flail on his belt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He got into the Fletcher business at a young age. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 150 gp.