Description: He is a mite stocky and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull red iron scale mail. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available he will default to his dagger. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is long and red with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Heian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Doctor like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it, marred by teas. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has done her best to style her black fur to look like a famous performer. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her childhood dream was to be a Layabout, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Map Maker for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She keeps her black crest in a flapper bob. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Arava took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up kukri and armor she uses now. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her yellow eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A 4'11" southern woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sorath grew up listening to her father's many stories. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Sorath was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alain embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is a great chef.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.