Description: This younger middle-aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is a Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Varis was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Varis's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Varis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 900 pp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rose (70 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Amber (50 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Jet (50 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Korfel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is physically well-built. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Aerdeth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Aerdeth was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He very much looks the part of a Mayor. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Eiravel was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Mayor 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 would like to get married and retire; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

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

Possessions: 240 pp. Amethyst (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Sard (40 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Jade (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His chestnut hair is still thick. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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, Aerdeth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Coral (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Amethyst (140 gp).