Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has black hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the north to a Painter, Anthony learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's also a talented Apothecary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a apothecary again

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'6" and wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. He has black hair. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a great chef.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1100 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white fur. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a hunchback. His white fur has been sun bleached extensively. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1100 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Coral (40 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Slave Trader. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Slave Trader. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.