Description: This eastern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Varis's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Red spinel (80 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His red hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Dyer for the past few years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He comes from a rich western family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is greedy

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).