Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He has green eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gifted from a young age, Paelias studied abroad. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Navigator. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Navigator for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nissa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Ivellios was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student he started as a Carpenter, but he got bored and became a Bowyer. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He sports a flattop fur cut. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 900 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Jade (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is white and curly. He has violet eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Halimath was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Halimath's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Halimath and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She likes to wear white tank tops with brown skirt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Huru is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Huru was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gifted student she started as a Banker, but she got bored and became a Painter. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Tourmaline (90 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a long, red cloak. His brown hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Now he works as a writing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ishte isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Ishte has worked very hard to control her curse. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.