Description: He wears dull green sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. He is physically well-built. His hair is blonde and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Norman was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Expand his business.

Flaws: Insane, Cynical, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and expand his business

Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He has a hunchback. He has wavy chestnut hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Arnold enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. After a long history of fighting, Gerard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2800 sp. Banded agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He struck the Engraver job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 14000 cp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).