Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair is cut short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man wears brown trousers with yellow and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is long and unkept. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp).