Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. After a long history of fighting, Varis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a kukri on his belt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Alexandrite (1300 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

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 believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Miner but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a Armorer, his father struggled to pay the bills. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.