Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is short and silver. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Varis abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Adran was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His first spouse was a Fortune-teller, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Paelias wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Wizard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Paelias was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Carpenter, but he got bored and became a Herbalist. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rose (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.