Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Paelias was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'10". He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1900 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a great chef.

History: Lamlis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Locksmith. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 8000 sp. Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Halimath was born the youngest of three triplets. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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. After a long history of fighting, Halimath and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (150 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Eye agate (10 gp).