Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple yellow robe with green stripes complete with hood. His hair is cut close to his head. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2400 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a red costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, green cloak, and is pretty ugly. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

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 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and kukris. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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: Korfel hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 230 pp. Azurite (13 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.