Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has no hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. A true patriot, Varis would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Passionate, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1800 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Hadarai's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Hadarai was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He tends to his Cook job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a marshal again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 18000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Dreali 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 Dreali. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Immeral was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Immeral was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Body Guard.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears just a yellow suit, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1700 gp. Jade (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.