Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Paelias speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Emerald (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing a long, blue cloak. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp).

Description: An older man who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his black hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

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. A freak accident while working with his Sage father left him crippled. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carpenter.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Rose (30 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Star ruby (700 gp).