Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears professional attire. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. 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 son.

History: Born in the north to a Sailor, Paelias learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and balancing his hectic life and new actor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat and is in decent physical shape. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise brown.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver 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: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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. 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; and he is content

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly flails and clubs. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Heian will drive conversation. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).