Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He wears his chestnut hair down. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Charles was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Charles never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Sensitive, Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, In love, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Silk rope. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is typically in his Bookbinder uniform. His hair is red and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Frederick hails from a village terrorized by giants. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Coral (60 gp). Azurite (15 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and green pants. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: Standing 6'1", this man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Drogo was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Drogo's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Drogo and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.