Description: 4'8" and muscular, this eastern man is typically in his Shipwright uniform. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the east to a Shipwright, Varis learned a great deal about his mother'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 Shipwright. He's also a talented Laborer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Thamior hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Thamior alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears baggy red pantaloons and a white scarf. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a fancy blue suit. He is physically well-built. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vanuath studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Vanuath took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He became a Interpreter soon after.

Motivation: He's in love; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 50 pp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.