Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an entirely tan suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Varis grew up listening to his father's many stories. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Herbalist and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of scimitars on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is a great chef.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He has wavy white crest. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. 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. He bought a spear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has no hair. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Priest arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1100 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he usually wears his violet robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He was born into a rich family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Scribe for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female wears professional attire. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. 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, Tenena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she's in love

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Violet garnet (1400 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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-sister.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Meena abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 370 gp.