Description: 5'0" and muscular, this eastern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a Layabout first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gifted student she started as a Actor, but she got bored and became a Layabout. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult; and to be a actor again

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and brown handkerchief worn on her right side. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her chestnut hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born in the north. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed flail, just in case. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is silver and curly. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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 Bellfounder. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. He sports a flattop fur cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Beast speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Beast was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears a green armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'6" when asserting herself. She has wavy rusty crest. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dyer.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears an entirely tan suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Orla's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Orla was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Unemployed for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a violet costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the north to a Bellfounder, Theobald learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bellfounder for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Sculptor again; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. A true patriot, Fistula would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Fistula alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: In love, Military, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.