Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She takes great joy in being the best Layabout in town.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Sard (30 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Rose (30 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Jade (140 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black crest is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pijjirik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and balancing his hectic life and new glassblower responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Coral (70 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He usually wears his white robe and has his quarterstaff always slung over his shoulder. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Oblar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1100 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, grey cloak. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is brown and curly. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a black shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and red pants. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Muggrish has worked very hard to control his curse. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver pearl (50 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mayor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Jane was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Jane abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Joker, Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He tends to his Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 9000 gp.