Description: This dark-skinned male wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his auburn hair up. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Paelias studied abroad. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. After a long history of fighting, Paelias and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears just a grey suit. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gennal was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Banker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

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 he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: He wears a grey deerstalker hat and grey clothes, 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 hair is cut close to his head. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. Fire opal (1100 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

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

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2500 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp).