Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes are gold.

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. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He's also a talented Bellfounder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and very much looks the part of a Layabout. His white crest has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

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. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ghesh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has worked as a Layabout like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available she will default to her club. She has no hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Iolite (40 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears long strands of aquamarine and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his long purple hair kept up in a rat tail. He has white eyes and a black hat with a red feather.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Habor will drive conversation. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 15000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Backpack. 1 Superior lock. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a black costume with the symbols of his god on his torso and is in decent physical shape. His purple hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Miner arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. A true patriot, Arjhan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He bought a flail and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Military, Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He carries a battered scythe and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. His auburn hair is cut short. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. 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 loving parents in a slum to the west. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 230 gp.