Description: A middle-aged man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and is pretty ugly. He wears his white hair up. He is baby faced.

Personality: Charles is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. His fur is gray and very short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Art has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses like a well dressed Stableman does. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. He sports a flattop hair cut. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Skog hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He worked as a nervous Soapmaker and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 180 gp.