Description: This man wears a brown vest and prefers black and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2200 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 220 pp. Moss agate (4 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a simple blue robe with violet stripes complete with hood. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Quarion was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 390 pp. Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Efferil hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Layabout profession.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. After coming to the age of reason, Efferil took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 sp.