Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears professional attire. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. The war was a terrible time for him, and Jabbie does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jet (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 12000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Amber (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 11000 gp. Red spinel (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries with him a set of halberds, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chad fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 11000 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A gifted student he started as a Cartwright, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and she perpetually has her longsword ready. She has slicked back golden hair. She has brown eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Tiaathque was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tiaathque fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. The war was a terrible time for her, and Meena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the south. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Chrysoprase (70 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.