Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Layabout who has hired him part-time. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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's in love; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 30 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 pp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Rose (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. 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. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Bloodstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Sard (70 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He has wavy blonde hair. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Arannis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He's also a talented Junk Dealer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Amethyst (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Sard (20 gp).

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has moderate length silver hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born in the west to a Painter, Koeth learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Cook, but he got bored and became a Painter. He has worked as a Painter like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 11000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.