Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is short and red. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Balimaar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Unemployed, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: An older woman who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, she is not a threatening figure. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Priest arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Nemeia liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Sard (70 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, brown cloak. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dull green sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. She has moderate length blue hair. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Layabout who has hired her part-time. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born in the south. She worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.