Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, and is pretty ugly. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Norman's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries with him a set of shortspears, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His fur is short and red. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Windy hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Windy fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He wears his chestnut hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 80 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available he will default to his mace. He has wavy cinnamon fur. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Sage born in the past three hundred years. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Sage. He became a Sage soon after.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, In love, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Theobald hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'2". She wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available she will default to her greatsword. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her childhood dream was to be a Jeweler, but she was a colossal failure. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Zook was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic, Justice, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Zook was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His beige fur is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Edge is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Edge grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Edge. Being a Banker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 320 gp.