Description: An older woman who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Althaea is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black fur is thinning but still full. His copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the east to a Interpreter, Dynamic learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He struck the Interpreter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, PTSD, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 sp. Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and carries falchions. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She struck the Shipwright job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her copper crest, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears her blue hair down. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She is a Hag in disguise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Tailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 11000 sp. Azurite (9 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'1" southern woman, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has a very tight haircut. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 Ploughman. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and balancing her hectic life and new ploughman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his red hair up. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Morgran grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Ranger 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a violet shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Mindartis was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Aristocrat, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Aristocrat in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Aristocrat 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. 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's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Moss agate (11 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Gifted from a young age, Marigold studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Marigold took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fletcher for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp).