Description: This light-skinned male wears a blue vest and prefers black and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Varis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). 3 Holy water.

Description: She wears an entirely violet suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and she perpetually has her dagger ready. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Helen was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Helen and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is lengthy. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He tends to his Roofer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Azurite (12 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is portly but not overly obese. He has moderate length brown hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the west to a Slave Trader, Elaim learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He became a Slave Trader soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, and he perpetually has his bow ready. He has dyed his greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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: He was born in a small desert village. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 sp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Moss agate (6 gp).