Description: This man is tall and muscular. He likes to wear white tank tops with brown pants. His hair is auburn and very short. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

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. Jak is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Jak liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she dresses like a well dressed Layabout does, and is pretty ugly. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the north to a Layabout, Bryseis learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1100 pp. Banded agate (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She keeps her long brown fur kept up in a rat tail. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is a Courier first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Shifting was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She tends to her Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dark red hair. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His fur is cut close to his head. His eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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, Emerald is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. After a long history of fighting, Emerald and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Jade (90 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this southern man usually wears his blue robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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 was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Sard (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears a fancy tan suit. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Frouse lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp).