Description: Standing 6'2", this man wears a red tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears professional attire. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his auburn hair up. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Gerard took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up greatsword and armor he uses now. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is chestnut and curly. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: The child of a Mason, who enjoyed hunting, Don was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.