Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Paelias embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and to be a healer again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 5000 sp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in the south to a Server, Tiaathque learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1800 sp. Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears dull white sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He has blue eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His fur, while still mostly cinnamon, has prominent grey streaks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mortician.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses like a well dressed Mason does. Her head has been shaved. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She got into the Mason business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mason. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 180 gp.