Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Varis has worked very hard to control his curse. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Disease, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 8000 gp. White opal (1500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Jade (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Sard (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Jet (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear flannel. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blue stubble. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a hunchback. He wears his blue hair up. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Apothecary they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Priest, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Debt. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red spinel (60 gp). Sard (80 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His red hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Himo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Sard (50 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His tied-back hair is golden. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 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 (60 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a black vest and prefers green and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He became a Bricklayer soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1900 pp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.