Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His hair is golden and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Varis was born the youngest of three triplets. Varis liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: The child of a Mason, who enjoyed hunting, Naill was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. After a long history of fighting, Naill and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1100 pp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Rose (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. He wears his auburn hair up. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Jet (140 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.