Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. His hair is long and golden with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Paelias hails from a village terrorized by drow. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Rose (40 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears tattered old clothes. He has moderate length silver hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Thamior will drive conversation. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. Being a Guard kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears professional attire. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

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; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Jade (40 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His tied-back hair is red. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Suhnae hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Suhnae studied abroad. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.