Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Varis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: He wears dull brown sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case, and carries monstrous two handed axes. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Ahvain lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Amethyst (160 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Brown diamond (7000 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Onyx (50 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his brown hair down. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the east. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

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.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp).

Description: This northern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp).