Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. After coming to the age of reason, Varis took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 220 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears violet trousers with grey and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair is cut short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 30000 sp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. 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. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2300 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Sard (20 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze, and he perpetually has his sword ready. His hair is white and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 pp. Eye agate (15 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Malachite (15 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Jade (150 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.