Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and hammers. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Varis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1200 gp. Jade (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Azurite (4 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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 on a small isolated farm. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Assassin kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rose (70 gp). Jet (140 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Fivin studied abroad. His first spouse was a Jeweler, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He's also a talented Jeweler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gifted student he started as a Glassblower, but he got bored and became a Fletcher. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 sp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rose (30 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 sp.