Description: She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks, and carries monstrous two handed axes. Her hair is long and white with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Detective but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ermina grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her youth she was a Soapmaker, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Gifted, Logical. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 60 gp. Golden pearl (60 gp).