Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He tends to wear a large white jacket. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Smokesticks. 3 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Holy water.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Conrad hails from a village terrorized by illithids. After coming to the age of reason, Conrad took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is physically well-built. His hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Norman's homeland. Norman decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Jet (70 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze and is in decent physical shape. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

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. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Heward was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mason

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

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Breastplate.