Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Ermina enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: A 5'8" eastern woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in the east to a Layabout, Eloise learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears an entirely blue suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

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

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tan collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt and is in decent physical shape. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Enna was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Bookbinder does. Her black hair is well kept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Laucian wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gifted student he started as a Apothecary, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.