Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has no fur. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Skirt and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Insomniac, Mundane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 330 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His red hair is thinning but still full. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is typically in her Layabout uniform. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Antinua was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Layabout. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a brown shirt with thin red vertical stripes and tan pants. He wears his chestnut hair down. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Elaim was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Armorer. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A 6'6" western man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His hair is auburn and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Miner responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her rapier with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Shautha was born with her mother's beautiful face. She 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. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bricklayer. He struck the Bricklayer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, grey cloak. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Masseuse business.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. His white crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are red.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Jeweler, but he got bored and became a Carter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Jade (50 gp).