Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Norman was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 27000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is typically in his Hunter uniform. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Hunter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This eastern man wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Arnold enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2700 sp. Jade (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a tan shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.