Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Varis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Varis was born with his father's beautiful face. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Varis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Laborer and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Jade (80 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Miner profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barkeep work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barkeep work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Quarion was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 pp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He very much looks the part of a Healer. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has wavy black hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Rael was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (8000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.