Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Norman hails from a village terrorized by giants. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Coral (60 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Lance was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Smoky quartz (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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: Born in the east to a Actor, Cory learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Adam wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Adam was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barber and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 sp. 4 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. 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. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Diggory studied abroad. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.