Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a fancy blue suit. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: A 5'2" northern man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Greedy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a blue collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 310 pp. Malachite (6 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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 loathes his own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this western man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 sp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.