Description: This tall, slender man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Cockaby will drive conversation. 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: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red hair is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 150 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: An older man who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 18. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Layabout and was forced into it by her family; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp).

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears green trousers with tan and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Layabout but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Adrex hails from a village terrorized by giants. He worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Layabout.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She wears a colorful flower in her bronze crest. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Vezera never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

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

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 130 gp. Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his black fur in a flapper bob. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's in love; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.