Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, marred by beers. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Varis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with his god.

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. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Terse, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 180 pp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'2". He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longbow. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shepherd.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. The war was a terrible time for him, and Varis does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1100 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.