Description: He is in excellent shape and is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Vlorn reached his early adolescence his Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barkeep.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 150 pp. Azurite (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He carries with him a set of falchions, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Cimer hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cimer fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 210 gp. Coral (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Arha was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She tends to her Brewer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 310 pp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She is physically well-built. Her green crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Layabout profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her first spouse was a Layabout, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear flannel, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Nalaed never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

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

Possessions: 300 pp. Onyx (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). White opal (700 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears long strands of topaz and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Barrister arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp. White pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Smokesticks. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: This woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Philomena was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10000 cp. Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Amber (130 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Amber (130 gp). Rose (20 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His silver crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Stableman. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Architect mother left him crippled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1400 gp. Moss agate (8 gp).