Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He prefers to wear flannel. He has a hunchback. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 sp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 sp. Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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: Althaea hails from a village terrorized by giants. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has wavy dark red hair. He has red eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Andram was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Ploughman job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to be a server again

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Megren has worked very hard to control her curse. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 160 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her tied-back hair is black. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She takes great joy in being the best Doctor in town.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Tailor again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).