Description: This malnourished man wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. 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: Varis was born with his father's beautiful face. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mason. He has worked as a Mason like his father before him.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 pp. Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He usually wears his brown robe and has his kukri always slung over his shoulder. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair is cut short. He has gleaming, smiling amber 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. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the south to a Knight, Heian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Through the years after Heian was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Heian's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is short and chestnut. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. A true patriot, Immeral would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sellsword arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Immeral and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 60 pp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Lucan was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Full Plate.

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rolen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 150 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp).