Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Varis was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 pp. Sard (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Lamlis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jade (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

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. In his youth he was a Painter, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. 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: Money/treasure; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.