Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is typically in his Painter uniform. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Painter

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

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is an epitome of beauty. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His silver hair is singed and shortened. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1400 gp. Rose (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'6" western woman, she wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is content; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).