Description: This northern man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Seamstress. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is short and blonde. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rose (70 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Amber (100 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man wears a black vest and prefers yellow and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his silver hair down. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Through the years after Pelaios was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Pelaios's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Pelaios and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has done his best to style his blue crest to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1600 pp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Coral (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a white tunic with blue highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Thar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north to a Banker, Thar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a white shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is short and silver. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Carpenter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: She wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born into a rich family. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 12000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1800 pp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp).