Description: He has a missing left leg. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Halimath hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Halimath never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He struck the Painter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Coral (100 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Layabout, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a red scarf. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Mindartis's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. His brown hair is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Mindartis was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Stylist. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2100 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Emerald (400 gp).