Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is short and auburn. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His white hair is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Jet (70 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a whip on his belt. He carries a battered greataxe and tarnished whip as well. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Traki was born the youngest of three triplets. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Traki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.