Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is auburn and curly. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the east to a Knight, Riardon learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and elven compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1900 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. White opal (1100 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His tied-back hair is red. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Lamlis was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Seamstress. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50000 cp. Moss agate (16 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Malachite (16 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His head has been shaved. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on his right side. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is blonde and curly. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol.