Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the east to a Guard, Varis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Stableman, but he got bored and became a Guard. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Barkeep profession.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Greedy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. White pearl (110 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.