Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He sports a flattop fur cut. He has copper eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Serpent was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Gardener but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jarana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ratanák studied abroad. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Red garnet (140 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She wears her brown hair down. Her black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sekhmet was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 pp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, 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 head has been shaved. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 pp. Azurite (13 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears brown trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in a small island village. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Jarana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp).