Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His fur is gray and curly. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Serpent has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman wears dull blue sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her auburn hair down. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'8". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. Black opal (1000 gp).

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His ears are large.

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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Military, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.