Description: This woman stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears brown trousers with yellow and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and green robe with the hood down. Her white fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears an entirely white suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Blacksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 3 Smokesticks. 2 Antitoxin. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is typically in his Mortician uniform. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Dustin hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A gifted student he started as a Gardener, but he got bored and became a Mortician. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and to be a gardener again

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Zircon (50 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Amber (160 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy violet dress. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the north to a Bricklayer, Arara learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He tends to wear a large red jacket. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Ortegar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ortegar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Ortegar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He found a children's book about a Halfling Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She very much looks the part of a Mortician. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has white hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is short and silver. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries with him a set of spears on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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. Mordai fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp).