Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His hair is long and red with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Varis took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp).

Description: An older man who sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Hedonist, Mundane. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a brown vest and prefers green and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).