Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He carries a battered bow and tarnished hammer as well. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Chem hails from a village terrorized by brigands. 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: 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, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'10" when asserting herself. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 270 gp. Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: She very much looks the part of a Fortune-teller. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and shortspears. Her brass crest is heavily combed to the left. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Havilar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Havilar. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Attractive, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Bundrigo was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Layabout, but he was a colossal failure. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a pastel feathered hat and pastel clothes. He keeps his black fur in a flapper bob. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is obsessed with his god.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Sage job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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 several months after her father was called into army service. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a red collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has shaved her head bald. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Crown-heir hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 Layabout. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 sp.