Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'11" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. After a long history of fighting, Varis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Amber (100 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a blue deerstalker hat and blue clothes. His hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His ears are large.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 28000 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has auburn hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tourmaline (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Black opal (1100 gp).