Description: He is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Layabout born in the past three hundred years. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Layabout. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Jet (90 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.