Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a brown tunic with pastel highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Layabout. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Malachite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is physically well-built. His hair is long and golden with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Manfred was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Amber (90 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'6" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has a hunchback. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.