Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. Her yellow fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Serpent grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Serpent. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Eloise will drive conversation. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A 6'2" western woman, she prefers to wear flannel. Her silver crest is thinning but still full. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: To be a Stylist again; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 sp. Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is short and black. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 sp.