Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is dressed in an above average manner. She wears her blue crest down. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Layabout but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Opinionated, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20 pp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Sailor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Onyx (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She dresses like a well dressed Shipwright does. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She worked as a nervous Shipwright and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shipwright responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She keeps her long red fur kept up in a rat tail. Her yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Smoking was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. He carries with him a set of clubs, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His orange fur is singed and shortened. His ears are large.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Flask lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Lubash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. She wears her purple hair up. Her eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to protect her home

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Emerald (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tan shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in the north to a Guard, Mara learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. 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 owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Assassin again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a bricklayer again

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 sp.