Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a flail, but if one is not available he will default to his kukri. He has wavy golden hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Borun hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 pp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 900 pp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. She wears her golden hair down. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Layabout business.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Layabout. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 11000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: An older man who wears dark leathers with embroidery, he is not a threatening figure. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Jet (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Jasper (40 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear flannel. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 pp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Sard (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Coral (110 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rose (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.