Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. After a long history of fighting, Aelar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aust is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 pp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.