Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is long and golden with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Balimaar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Balimaar was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Dyer. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 sp. Peridot (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10 pp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt.

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. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

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

Possessions: 2200 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Painter. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a beggar again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 12000 cp.