Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is typically in his Painter uniform. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Varis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His childhood dream was to be a Beggar, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Himo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Hematite (7 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: He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Banker. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp).