Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is an amazing painter.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'3" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has white hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Thamuz was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. A true patriot, Naill would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. His tied-back hair is red. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He struck the Layabout job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 270 pp. Red garnet (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears green trousers with red and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is portly but not overly obese. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After months of barely getting by, Erky managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.