Description: He is a husky man, who typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He has wavy gold crest. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is a Priest first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished club as well. His hair is cut close to his head. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Xappan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 gp. Jet (150 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her head has been shaved. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'1" and muscular, this northern man likes to wear grey tank tops with brown pants. His hair is chestnut and very short. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Gifted from a young age, Orsik studied abroad. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his white crest in a flapper bob. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Zaffrab's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 10 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Backpack.

Description: Standing 3'11", this man dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Layabout business.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Tordek was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has purple hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Barrister arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.