Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat, and carries rapiers. His hair is dark red and very short. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Azza isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Azza and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a violet shirt with thin black vertical stripes and yellow pants. Her white hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Unemployed profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rohesia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a unemployed again

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her crest is green and curly. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of a Miner, who enjoyed hunting, Astaro was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astaro fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. She keeps her yellow fur in a pixie cut. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: Seven was born with her father's beautiful face. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His crest is scarlet and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a hunchback. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ekk studied abroad. Ekk was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Sellsword. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).