Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants, marred by teas. She wears her blonde hair up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ermina 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. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 150 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her lavender fur is braided into rings. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears long strands of topaz and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a blue shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and pastel pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 320 gp.