Description: This eastern man wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the east to a Tanner, Paelias learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Sculptor, but he got bored and became a Tanner. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tanner.

Motivation: To be a Sculptor again.

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Jasper (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear blue tank tops with tan pants. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Onyx (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears just a pastel suit, and is pretty ugly. His hair is black and curly. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Hematite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.