Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he prefers to wear flannel. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Paelias is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Paelias grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Paelias. Being a Beggar kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1500 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Halimath hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Junk Dealer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Halimath abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Pacifist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 180 pp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Sard (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this southern man very much looks the part of a Dilettante. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Dilettante business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He worked as a nervous Dilettante and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Dilettante responsibilities is difficult; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. Being a Guard kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1500 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has wavy silver hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He tends to his Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 gp.