Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a tan wide-brimmed hat and tan clothes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Painter. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1100 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: He wears a blue shirt with thin white vertical stripes and yellow pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His hair is blonde and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a Brewer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and hand crossbows. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He became a Shoemaker soon after.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job, Immigrant, Military, Debt. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a long, black cloak. He has no hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Arannis is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Arannis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp. Sard (60 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He carries with him a set of tridents on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Money/treasure; 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. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.