Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Map Maker born in the past three hundred years. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the north to a Map Maker, Varis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Miller, but he got bored and became a Map Maker. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he usually wears his pastel robe and has his greataxe always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His ears are large.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 58. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Adventurer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Banded agate (7 gp).