Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with white slacks. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Aelar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Through the years after Aelar was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Aelar's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His brown hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Through the years after Watson was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Watson's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Jet (110 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Chay will drive conversation. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Chay was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Chay liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He struck the Mortician job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears just a violet suit. His white fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 70 gp.