Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Layabout business.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and kukris. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood. His brown hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hubert will drive conversation. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born to a Marshal, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hubert fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1200 sp. Carnelian (60 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears an entirely black suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is short and blonde. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears long strands of sapphire and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Richard is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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 loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp.