Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Paelias was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Paelias decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is short and chestnut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Laucian took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 sp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown hair is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

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. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, marred by beers. His red hair is long and unkept. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Aerdeth was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Debt. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2300 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.