Description: This man stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tattered old clothes. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paelias grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Paelias was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Paelias decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of a Barber, who enjoyed hunting, Heian was taken on many hunting expeditions. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 pp. Red spinel (90 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Rose (30 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and balancing his hectic life and new bricklayer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his warhammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His silver hair is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Koeth hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Koeth was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Herbalist. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 240 pp. Banded agate (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tan shirt with thin green vertical stripes and blue pants. He has a very tight haircut. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Azaki was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Shoemaker, but he got bored and became a Map Maker. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and elven compassion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.