Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has silver hair. He has green eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Varis has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A 4'11" western man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is red and curly. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in the west to a Courier, Paelias learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50 pp. Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears skinny pants and wears a green and grey robe with the hood down. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aerdeth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60000 cp. Sard (40 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Black opal (1500 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. He is an epitome of beauty. He has wavy black hair. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Enialis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Enialis abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Layabout. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.