Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gifted student he started as a Cartwright, but he got bored and became a Courier. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is typically in his Actor uniform. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He worked as a nervous Actor and found it very stressful. He struck the Actor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).