Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries with him a set of falchions, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Layabout business.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Engraver father left him crippled. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jocelyn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Matilda never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Avice was born with her mother's beautiful face. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has golden hair. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She got into the Sellsword business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Farmer, but she got bored and became a Sellsword. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.