Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Varis will drive conversation. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 80000 cp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'3". He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears his chestnut hair down. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He very much looks the part of a Stableman. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has silver eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. When Balam reached his early adolescence his Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Beggar. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nagrette grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.