Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Varis was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Varis was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Architect. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has styled his red crest well, parting it to the right. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He got into the Detective business at a young age. Glim liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and balancing his hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his blonde hair up. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.