Description: A moderately attractive man, 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 dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Varis is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. The war was a terrible time for her, and Mara does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Mara was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents enrolled her in a Barbarian school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears tattered old clothes. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 cp. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her gray fur is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 gp.