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.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with green slacks. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ekemon grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Merchant. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scythe.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Tim was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a very tight haircut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 230 pp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp).