Description: This southern man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his red hair up. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Paelias was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his 16th 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 never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Peridot (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has worked as a Locksmith like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1400 gp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His black hair is long and unkept. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and balancing his hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: He wears a fancy blue suit. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and kukris. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Iolite (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Rose (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt. He has no hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.