Description: 4'8" and muscular, this southern man wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. His silver hair is long and unkept. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

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 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: The child of a Priest, who enjoyed hunting, Varis was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1200 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Jade (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His brown hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp).

Description: He wears yellow trousers with violet and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and carries warhammers. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top tan hat.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.