Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a simple grey robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Jacoba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Mordai is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Arannis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He tends to his Mason job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60 pp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a long, grey cloak. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Debt, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Shipwright first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 pp.