Description: He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants, and carries longswords. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He works hard and plays hard.

History: The child of a Barkeep, who enjoyed hunting, Paelias was taken on many hunting expeditions. Paelias abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has no hair. He has blue 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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Assassin business.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nutae was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing a long, violet cloak. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Carrie was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. 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 feels kind of lost in life; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2300 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Ahvain never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, In love, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair is cut short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.