Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Varis 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Theren's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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, Theren is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has chestnut hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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 daughter.

History: Raer was born the youngest of three triplets. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.