Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'4" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He refers to his adoptive father 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his orange fur up. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the west to a Beggar, Lone learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and balancing his hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 320 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a Servant, his mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 Unemployed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Unemployed.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Manfred never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver crest is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Donaar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3200 sp.