Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He takes great joy in being the best Layabout in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Howard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a white coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has no hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this northern man tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears suspenders and violet workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Williamina grew up listening to her father's many stories. Williamina was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Farmer. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An older man who is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather, he is not a threatening figure. He has a very tight haircut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 900 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp).