Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an entirely black suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Hugh liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Shoemaker uniform, and carries greatswords. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Through the years after Cory was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Cory's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Jasper (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Crowbar. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses like a well dressed Body Guard does. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has worked as a Body Guard like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.