Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a fancy brown dress. She is an epitome of beauty. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the east to a Layabout, Valida learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Barkeep business.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Theirastra hails from a village terrorized by giants. A gifted student she started as a Bounty Hunter, but she got bored and became a Carpenter. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 6'6" eastern man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lûgdash grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's in love; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gifted student he started as a Bather, but he got bored and became a Performer. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. During his travels, Cockaby and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Cockaby discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Cockaby fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears bulky green painted plate armor. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gifted student she started as a Shepherd, but she got bored and became a Actor. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is brown and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a Marshal, her father struggled to pay the bills. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.