Description: A 5'2" southern man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has no hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Paelias was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Paelias and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is chestnut and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He tends to wear a large pastel jacket. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Paelias was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 290 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a very tight haircut. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered brigands who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Amber (50 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Onyx (70 gp).