Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his chestnut hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aelar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 900 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: He wears a simple tan robe with pastel stripes complete with hood, and carries falchions. His red hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sculptor born in the past three hundred years. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Aramil was born the youngest of three triplets. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

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.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. The war was a terrible time for him, and Quarion does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in the north. Quarion was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Sage. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this southern man wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. 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 considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Dyer profession.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1400 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp).