Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his chestnut hair down. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2900 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She takes great joy in being the best Layabout in town.

History: Born to a Butcher, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and balancing her hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 180 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He has golden hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A freak accident while working with his Mayor mother left him crippled. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Disease, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has slicked back auburn hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zagga fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Ulla and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).