Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Varis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Varis abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she likes to wear tan tank tops with green skirt. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 47. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a Fortune-teller, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Nissa was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 360 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. Her cinnamon fur, when down, is lengthy. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Skirt speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Skirt was born the youngest of three triplets. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Server for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears violet trousers with black and pastel striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears her blue crest down. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Performer business.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Amber (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Amber (100 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is physically well-built. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Ogthrak was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ogthrak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 230 pp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a violet wide-brimmed hat and violet clothes. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Naivara was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Dilettante. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Persistence, Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 pp. Red garnet (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).