Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Varis will drive conversation. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

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. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Cook. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has a crush on the local cook

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 160 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male is dressed in earthy colors with a red and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is silver and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Doctor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 80000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Beggar who has hired him part-time. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Sage. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is cut close to his head. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and elven compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).