Description: He is a mite stocky and typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Pelt alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Terse, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is dressed in earthy colors with a red and violet handkerchief worn on her right side. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: She is content; and expand her business

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 190 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She stands about 5'9" and wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has a very tight haircut. She has gray eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shipwright business.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and balancing her hectic life and new shipwright responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A 5'6" northern woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Layabout who has hired her part-time. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Helen was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, 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 Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Helen 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she has a crush on the local dilettante

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears black trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her dark red hair in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gilbert will drive conversation. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gilbert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Layabout, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Stylist like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 4'1" and muscular, this northern woman wears professional attire. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a red feather.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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 got into the Servant business at a young age. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Servant for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 90 gp.