Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Varis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Varis. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His brown fur is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He got into the Carpenter business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Carpenter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Animal Trainer again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His head has been shaved. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Godfrey was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Godfrey decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 150 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).

Description: This man wears dull white sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sword, just in case. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. A true patriot, Purban would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Purban was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.