Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

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 lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Ermina was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gifted student she started as a Bounty Hunter, but she got bored and became a Tanner. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 29000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise violet.

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. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with tan slacks. He has silver hair. He has red eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 900 gp. Red garnet (80 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Iolite (50 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His tied-back hair is auburn. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Azurite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He carries with him a set of bows on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is baby faced.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Jebeddo was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Coral (90 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Jet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Tordek lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 9000 cp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a blue tunic with grey highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes, and is pretty ugly. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. Deep green spinel (130 gp). Hematite (10 gp).