Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Paelias hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 270 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his chestnut hair up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. White pearl (140 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear brown tank tops with red pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Gennal was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gennal grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gennal. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a fancy blue suit. He sports a flattop hair cut. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He got into the Dyer business at a young age. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2100 pp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Coral (130 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Amber (130 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Coral (130 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: Born to a Actor, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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: Retire the richest man in the west; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Cynical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Amber (80 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Rose (40 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.