Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears an entirely violet suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is short and black. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Ermina hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a black shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a very tight haircut. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'7". He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Eldon was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and doesn't want to be a shepherd and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 pp. Hematite (15 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Coral (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.