Description: He wears bulky grey painted plate armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the west to a Layabout, Varis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A freak accident while working with his Junk Dealer father left him crippled. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 90 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Henk's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Henk was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents enrolled him in a Barbarian school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he usually wears his yellow robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. His hair is white and very short. He has silver eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A freak accident while working with his Marshal mother left him crippled. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 370 gp. Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 70. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. 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: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 sp. Jade (130 gp).