Description: This man stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Professionalism, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the west. Through the years after Varis was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Varis's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jade (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born in the south. 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a crossbow on his belt. He has moderate length golden hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from 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. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.