Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Varis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Now he works as a poetry tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. His hair is red and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Immeral was born with his mother's beautiful face. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is silver and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. A gifted student he started as a Bookbinder, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and white pants. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. 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, Lucan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a Stylist, his mother struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. His hair is long and silver with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He got into the Navigator business at a young age. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He tends to his Navigator job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.