Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is typically in his Miner uniform. His hair is short and white. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Miner arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Miner for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'1" and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his black hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Rose (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Jade (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is braided into rings. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His first spouse was a Carter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His red hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1700 gp. Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears black trousers with grey and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and is pretty ugly. His blonde hair is lengthy. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bricklayer business.

History: Heian was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.