Edward - a lonely retired magician stared into the curio cabinet containing his late wife's collection of snowmen. That's when he got the idea to create a family that he could share his secrets with. With the help of a friend, he sponsors a snowman contest where the seven teams created three snowmen, one snowwoman, two snow kids and a snow dog. Edward enchants them all with special metals given out at the end of the contest. He had filled these metal with names and talents that he picked for them.