Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears dull violet sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is content

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'8" and wears a worn and beaten armor. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Uthemar was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Uthemar decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Jasper (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this southern man wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Gennal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Shepherd, but he got bored and became a Doctor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and white robe with the hood down. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Caeldrim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 5000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Painter uniform. He carries with him a set of rapiers, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mason profession.

History: Born in the north to a Painter, Suhnae learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Painter. Recently the stress of being a Painter has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.