Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses like a well dressed Miller does. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Paelias hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Bonds: Job, Guardian, Adventurer, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears bulky white painted plate armor. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sage born in the past three hundred years. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Galinndan has worked very hard to control his curse. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Sage and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 180 pp. Iolite (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Efferil embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: He got into the Sage business at a young age. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).