Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple grey robe with white stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Zircon (20 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears baggy grey pantaloons and a green scarf, he is not a threatening figure. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His childhood dream was to be a Cartwright, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Shipwright like his mother before him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1100 pp. Moss agate (6 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Jade (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Amber (100 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp).

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears just a brown suit. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Rael 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. Rael decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To be a Sellsword again; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Jade (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Sard (40 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.