Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. Her long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Serpent grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; 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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He is physically well-built. He has a very tight haircut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His green crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Maagog was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to protect his home

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long cinnamon fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears baggy green pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Daar was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bowyer. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Harbek fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears just a black suit. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is cut close to her head. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Creega enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She worked as a nervous Barber and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Barber.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Jasper (40 gp).