I think we should straighten them out, just so it looks a little neater. It shouldn't take away too much from the UI experience that much, if any.
As for the compass, I wonder how i'd work that in... The mini map will be worked in to match the borderlands theme, as well as any buttons and whatnot I may have to include.
This is turning out great guys. Thanks for all the good ideas and keep them coming!
As for the class pictures, I'm just going to black and white the default class pictures and make em look borderlands-ish in photoshop.