Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears an entirely green suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is black and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: Paelias was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 pp. Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Weaver. He's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to be a masseuse again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 pp. White opal (1500 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His red hair is still thick. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the east to a Knight, Halimath learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has worked as a Knight like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).