Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His black hair is braided into rings. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is red and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy green pantaloons and a pastel scarf. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Balimaar took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up sickle and armor he uses now. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants, he is not a threatening figure. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Anthony is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is long and silver with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Bernard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Bernard was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Black opal (1000 gp).