Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Paelias never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, In love. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in an above average manner. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amethyst (40 gp). Rose (30 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Sard (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rose (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).