Description: Standing 4'11", this man wears a pastel costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small pastel clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Varis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a black and tan robe with the hood down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and halberds. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Farmer 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 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.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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 taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Fivin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He bought a shortbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and doesn't want to be a cook and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man likes to wear black tank tops with yellow pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a yellow vest and prefers grey and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Through the years after Beiro was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Beiro's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.