Description: This late middle aged man wears black trousers with brown and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts and is in decent physical shape. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Paelias was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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. Being a Butcher 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; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern 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 wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His ears are large.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a Banker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). White opal (500 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Ahvain hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His hair is short and black. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

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 is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Galinndan hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Galinndan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100000 cp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp).