Description: He is typically in his Painter uniform. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He tends to his Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 110 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her fur is gray, silky, and of moderate length. Her copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He wears his rusty crest down. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries with her a set of sais on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Avice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. After months of barely getting by, Avice managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: He wears dull blue sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed club, just in case, and carries clubs. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Enialis hails from a village terrorized by drow. Enialis liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 49. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 35000 sp.

Description: This eastern woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Maegan's homeland. Maegan decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).