Description: She stands about 5'7" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her silver eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Ea was born with her father's beautiful face. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is short and auburn. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

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

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She takes great joy in being the best Layabout in town.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her childhood dream was to be a Miller, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. She has a hunchback. She has slicked back red hair. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in the south. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears long strands of emerald and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length black fur. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Jade lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His red hair is long and unkept. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Riardon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He became a Layabout soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Eiravel was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Eiravel alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, white cloak. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'5". She usually wears her green robe and has her monstrous two handed axe always slung over her shoulder. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Zircon (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Jade (70 gp).