Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a hunchback. Her tied-back hair is brown. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. 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 on a small isolated farm. Ermina liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He likes to wear black tank tops with blue pants. He keeps his long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears bulky violet painted plate armor. With bright blonde hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Valanthe lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Junk Dealer. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tattered old clothes. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Umpen was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Umpen decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 cp.