Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Varis's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Varis was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 80 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Barrister arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He tends to his Barrister job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 250 pp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Hadarai hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He tends to his Stableman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He takes great joy in being the best Bellfounder in town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His childhood dream was to be a Shoemaker, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1600 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Peren was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Peren was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stylist. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Onyx (70 gp).