Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He has moderate length silver hair. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Simon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Simon 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. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His beige fur is braided into rings. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Ella was born with her mother's beautiful face. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her brown fur is thinning but still full. This yellow eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Layabout business.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His crest is blue and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1800 gp. Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has styled his dark red hair well, parting it to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in the east. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 180 pp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'5". She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a red coat with brown slacks. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a white and yellow robe with the hood down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Gifted from a young age, Callie studied abroad. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Bloodstone (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).