Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Varis was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He likes to wear black tank tops with green pants. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Immeral was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 8000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Halimath is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Halimath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears a brown shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and white pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has moderate length blonde hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: He was born in 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. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

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

Description: This eastern man wears a fancy black suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is white and curly. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Theren was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.