Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Paelias and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Jet (90 gp). Sard (50 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Jet (90 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in a small island village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 6000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Baker. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Baker and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He is greedy; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.