Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Varis will drive conversation. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He bought a shortspear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Jade (150 gp). Sard (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears just a blue suit. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Jade (110 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). White opal (1200 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Painter. He has a hunchback. His hair is brown and curly. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tan costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He wears his black hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Spice Merchant who has hired him part-time. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Umpen was born with his mother's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Leaf was born with her father's beautiful face. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 pp. Rose (20 gp). Coral (90 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Markosian liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 9000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the north to a Spy, Emen learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spy for the past few years.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Jade (160 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.