Description: Standing 5'10", this woman is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Markosian was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Markosian decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Server

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this southern woman very much looks the part of a Layabout. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the south. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Layabout. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 20 pp. Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born into a rich family. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting orcs, the young Himo began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Silver pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and usually wears his blue robe and has his scythe always slung over his shoulder. His red hair is thinning but still full. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barber who has hired him part-time. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Mindartis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Barber and found it very stressful. He has taken up work as a Barber and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His fur, while still mostly lavender, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Edge was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Edge fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She prefers to wear flannel. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has wavy brown hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp).