Description: This dark-skinned male is typically in his Layabout uniform. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Layabout like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is short and blonde. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Ermina wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Ermina lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 sp. Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: This eastern woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. She has wavy black hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the south to a Brewer, Nikki learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). 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 is wracked by social anxiety; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 90 gp.