Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Varis was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Varis's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 5000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the east. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 pp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

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 misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).