Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears tattered old clothes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. 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: Gifted from a young age, Mindartis studied abroad. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 12000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is silver and very short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He got into the Barkeep business at a young age. 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 west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 sp. Blue star sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Mindartis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mindartis grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Mindartis abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 120 pp. Banded agate (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is brown and curly. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He got into the Server business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and to be a navigator again

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp).