Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with brown slacks. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Amûg was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and retire the richest man in the west

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her halberd with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She carries with her a set of halberds on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. 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: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Navigator they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Banker, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Banker and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His ears are large.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Soapmaker mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Layabout born in the past three hundred years. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing his hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. He has no hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Dyer profession.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 Farmer. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Farmer responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His dark red hair is knotted and matted. This black eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a great chef.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. After a long history of fighting, Paymon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish, Disease, Racist. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A 2'10" eastern woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is silver and curly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Lavinia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. With bright golden hair. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.