Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a red scarf, and carries pickaxes. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 160 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His brown hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Sailor father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His tied-back hair is white. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear flannel. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1100 gp. Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Being a Carpenter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 9000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.