Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His black hair is knotted and matted. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the north. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, and carries greataxes. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: An older man who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'9" when asserting herself. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to be a shoemaker again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Tanner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aline fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 50 gp.