Description: This tall, slender man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Painter. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student he started as a Marshal, but he got bored and became a Painter. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Painter.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 50 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tattered old clothes. He has done his best to style his brass crest to look like a famous performer. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in a small plains village. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He wears just a brown suit, and carries axes. His silver hair is cut short. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He worked as a nervous Fortune-teller and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 gp. Coral (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.