Description: This man is very fat, and wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Solomon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a halberd, but if one is not available he will default to his spear, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. His brown hair is cut short. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 sp. Fire opal (500 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Wymar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2400 sp. Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is typically in his Scribe uniform. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

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. Through the years after Nicholas was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Nicholas's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'1". He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and grey handkerchief worn on his left side, and his gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. He has black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Layabout born in the past three hundred years. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Layabout. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Red spinel (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.