Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

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. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red spinel (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Amber (140 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: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a long, tan cloak. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Laborer.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Terse, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 120 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Server. He has no hair. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Laucian hails from a village terrorized by drow. A freak accident while working with his Miller mother left him crippled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a red cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. 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 at the edge of vast forest. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'3" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has shaved his head bald. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 11000 gp. Moss agate (5 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Rose (30 gp). Jade (130 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Coral (130 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.