Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Barrister business.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aelar grew up listening to his father's many stories. He worked as a nervous Barrister and found it very stressful. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears a green vest and prefers grey and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is cut close to his head. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an entirely pastel suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Hematite (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.