Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His auburn hair is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

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. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Paelias was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bookbinder. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Amber (40 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a fancy red suit. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has amber eyes.

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 big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, In love, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 gp. Citrine (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

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. When Rolen reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

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

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears long strands of amber and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a hunchback. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's in love; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.