Description: She dresses like a well dressed Layabout does. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Layabout business.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Layabout hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Amber (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Architect. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Architect. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 pp. Rose (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Seamstress but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 22000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Barakas abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her gray fur is long and unkept. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cloak grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 17000 sp. Banded agate (7 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.