Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears professional attire. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Varis was born with his father's beautiful face. 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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is brown and very short. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a great chef.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his rapier with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and carries rapiers. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Naeris is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Naeris lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Barrister, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Red garnet (160 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a yellow shirt with thin black vertical stripes and tan pants. His hair is red and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His childhood dream was to be a Seamstress, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Beggar job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To protect his home; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Architect. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.