Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. He has a hunchback. He sports a flattop hair cut. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Paelias was born the youngest of three triplets. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has wavy auburn hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has shaved his head bald. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Hunter

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a great chef.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Naeris was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Naeris's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He worked as a nervous Soapmaker 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: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1100 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Sard (60 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).