Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He struck the Stableman job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad tan hat.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He married young, but lost his spouse to giants. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her blue crest in a flapper bob. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She sports red long hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Gifted from a young age, Margery studied abroad. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Fisher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fisher work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fisher for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Shava lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Revenge; and doesn't want to be a armorer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a violet tunic with blue highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is black and curly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, In love, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents enrolled her in a Bard school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Interpreter for hire.

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

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, violet cloak. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His hair is short and black. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aldous is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's in love

Ideals: Artistic, Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

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

Possessions: 8000 sp. Rose (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp).