Description: This southern man is dressed in an above average manner. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a Shipwright, his mother struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Varis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 15000 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). White pearl (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After a long history of fighting, Quarion and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Tharivol lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Amber (60 gp). Rose (40 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and carries longswords. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.