Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She very much looks the part of a Mortician. She has slicked back auburn hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Mortician for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Unemployed again; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 sp. Jasper (20 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears baggy tan pantaloons and a black scarf. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is short and white. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Onyx (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her gray fur down. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Persistence, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Malachite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has wavy black hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a large white jacket. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses like a well dressed Barber does. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Kansif and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red spinel (100 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his bronze crest up. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Body Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp.