Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He has white hair. He wears an eyepatch.

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 however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Through the years after Aelar was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Aelar's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and is pretty ugly. He has no hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to protect his home

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Aquamarine (600 gp). Jet (100 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a worn and beaten armor. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Military, Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 5000 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.