Description: A 5'1" northern man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. Varis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Varis reached his early adolescence his Elf father 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp).

Description: She wears a brown collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and she perpetually has her monstrous two handed axe ready. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Helja is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Helja was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her first spouse was a Banker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a black tunic with red highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. His black hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He likes to wear white tank tops with brown pants, marred by sweets. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His parents enrolled him in a Barbarian school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a scimitar on his belt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shipwright. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Rolf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Laborer, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shipwright for hire.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).