Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Balimaar hails from a village terrorized by giants. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Fortune-teller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fortune-teller work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Coral (140 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has brown eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Layabout profession.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lance grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 5'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is typically in his Beggar uniform. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He wears his blonde hair up. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Jade (100 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has moderate length black hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Simon hails from a village terrorized by brigands. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. 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: To be a Mason again; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.