Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Norman hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He carries a battered flail and tarnished bastard sword as well. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Tailor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Cory hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. 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 acts crazy and hedonistic. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tomi grew up listening to his father's many stories. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 3 Holy water. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and blue pants. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He has amber eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Amber (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He worked as a nervous Assassin and found it very stressful. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Astar never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 900 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).