Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants, marred by beers. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise amber.

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 has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Gifted from a young age, Chad studied abroad. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Amber (100 gp).

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this northern man tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Layabout soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 260 pp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She has gray eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Baelitae is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: A 5'7" southern man, he wears just a brown suit. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Anthony was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Fletcher. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against orcs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 130 gp.