Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries a battered club and tarnished crossbow as well. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: Varis hails from a village terrorized by drow. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting drow, the young Varis began to lead the lost caravan. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Jet (90 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jet (90 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: Vanuath was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Wizard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Wizard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Vanuath was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man very much looks the part of a Guard. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He found a children's book about a Elf Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.