Description: A 5'4" western man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are green.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Varis grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. He has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is an amazing painter.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Naal grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Naal. 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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 150 pp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in a small island village. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He bought a pickaxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Amber (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Amber (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Jade (60 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a very tight haircut. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for him, and Erdan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Erdan reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Erdan was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Revenge; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Coral (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Aramil has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aramil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1700 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.