Description: 5'0" and muscular, this southern man wears red trousers with blue and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 350 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Theren was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1700 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His red hair is thinning but still full. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Peren will drive conversation. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with his Fletcher father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: He wears a blue tunic with black highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. He has green eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Dreali was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Coral (90 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He carries with him a set of tridents, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Zircon (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.