Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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 seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Hematite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his brown robe and has his flail always slung over his shoulder. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With bright chestnut hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She got into the Layabout business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Layabout. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on her left side, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.