Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Varis reached his early adolescence his Elf mother 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. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears red painted combat armor at almost all times and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Detective mother left him crippled. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Addict, Disease. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed club, just in case. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: Panana wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... The war was a terrible time for her, and Panana does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to drow.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a fancy tan dress. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her gold crest down. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spy business.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spy. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Spy for hire.

Motivation: To be a Server again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1100 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 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 (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has done his best to style his gray fur to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Elegant was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 Carter. He tends to his Carter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Sard (70 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Sard (70 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'3" and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fargrim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Military, Guardian. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.