Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: Ar-Karo was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gifted student he started as a Dilettante, but he got bored and became a Mortician. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an entirely black suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her brass crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Farideh abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her fur is red and curly. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson brown hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Layabout born in the past three hundred years. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Five was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Layabout and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her hair is brown and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 20 pp. Moss agate (16 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He has dark red hair. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Thamuz was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Thamuz's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.