Description: This southern woman is typically in her Layabout uniform. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy red hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the south to a Layabout, Xanaphia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Layabout hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Isabella liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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: Money/treasure; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 14000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp).

Description: A 6'6" western woman, she tends to wear a large black jacket. Her crest is gold and very short. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Daar is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Ploughman but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Daar was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and to be a engraver again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Banded agate (9 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Jade (80 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rose (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Sard (50 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this southern woman wears violet trousers with brown and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Ploughman. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 12000 gp. Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries with him a set of halberds, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kildrak studied abroad. He married young, but lost his spouse to giants. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Kildrak was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her black hair is cut short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Debt. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.