Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and green tie. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Nordak was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Nordak was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nordak decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Banker 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 8000 cp. Amber (130 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anne fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a tan collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He is physically well-built. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Naeris will drive conversation. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears long strands of aquamarine and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Layabout who has hired him part-time. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. 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: He has a crush on the local Farmer; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. Her fur is beige and very short. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. His hair is white and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Layabout profession.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. 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 Marshal. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Map Maker born in the past three hundred years. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries with him a set of morningstars, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 210 gp. Coral (150 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His head has been shaved. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born in the south. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. After a long history of fighting, Don and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 110 gp.