Description: He dresses like a well dressed Layabout does. He carries with him a set of sais on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. A freak accident while working with his Butcher mother left him crippled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'6". She dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. She has wavy black hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side. He is physically well-built. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Seamstress business.

History: Dalgal was born the youngest of three triplets. Dalgal 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

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

Possessions: 5000 sp. Iolite (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady black eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 90 pp. Amethyst (80 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is typically in her Soapmaker uniform. She wears her copper crest down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She struck the Gardener job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

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

Possessions: 500 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'8". She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and he perpetually has his scythe ready. His black crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dragonborns in Salasar's homeland. Salasar decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 cp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp).

Description: She wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Alice enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Alice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 sp.