Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Varis was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Varis decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 pp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his brown hair up. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When Heian reached his early adolescence his Elf father 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. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; 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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 380 pp.

Description: He wears dull white sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed kukri, just in case. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in the north. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries a battered falchion and tarnished sword as well. His hair is black and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Doctor business.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Doctor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. 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: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).