Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. A true patriot, Varis would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Iolite (20 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Jet (160 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his brown robe and has his whip always slung over his shoulder. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).