Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear flannel. His head has been shaved. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. The war was a terrible time for him, and Varis does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tattered old clothes. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a morningstar on his belt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Coral (70 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Jet (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Amber (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.