Description: He dresses like a well dressed Merchant does, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. He wears his auburn hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aelar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 130 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: This eastern man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His clothes are grease stained in places. His head has been shaved. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He takes great joy in being the best Laborer in town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Laborer for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 pp. Moss agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears tattered old clothes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. 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: Gifted from a young age, Mindartis studied abroad. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 12000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has violet eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is cut close to his head. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Jeweler but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.