Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. 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 brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Varis took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Citrine (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and blue tie. His black fur has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Five was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Five decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Five managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf. His fur is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Servant. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'6". She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Millicent isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Weaver arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 360 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Coral (130 gp).