Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is physically well-built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Paelias never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1900 gp. Sard (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Actor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Superior lock.

Description: He wears a red costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is silver and very short. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Coral (70 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His white hair is lengthy. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 17000 sp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: An older man who usually wears his brown robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder, he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Tod wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

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. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Tod was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 190 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp).