Description: This malnourished man wears tattered old clothes. He has shaved his head bald. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aelar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Roofer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a large green jacket. He wears his auburn hair down. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 sp. Amber (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, tan shirt, and black tie. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). White opal (800 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries a battered kukri and tarnished lance as well. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. The war was a terrible time for him, and Fivin does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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: He is greedy; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1300 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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

Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 sp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp).