Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has brown hair. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He worked as a nervous Barrister and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Layabout business.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a brown collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Manfred's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Gifted from a young age, Manfred studied abroad. Manfred liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rose (70 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His tied-back hair is red. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp.