Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears just a blue suit. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: Varis was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Varis was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Varis decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and white handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Being a Masseuse kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He wears his silver hair down. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Thamior lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his spear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is an epitome of beauty. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Barrister profession.

History: He is a Succubi in disguise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1300 gp.