Description: This late middle aged man wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Varis will drive conversation. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His first spouse was a Glassblower, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 200 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a fortune-teller again

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sculptor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Interpreter, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; 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: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Hematite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a hunchback. He has a very tight haircut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. He has wavy chestnut hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Animal Trainer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Citrine (70 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.