Description: 5'2" and muscular, this western man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has red hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1400 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Jet (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'5" and prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his silver hair up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Miner 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: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1700 gp. Red spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Jade (70 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with grey slacks. He has no hair. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Layabout. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gennal studied abroad. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has worked as a Animal Trainer like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Amber (100 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His tied-back hair is brown. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Crown-heir hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp).