Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a violet collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ermina does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Ermina was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This northern man usually wears his red robe and has his morningstar always slung over his shoulder. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is chestnut and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Terse, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. His white crest is unkempt and raggedy. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Fax 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. Fax 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). White opal (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He uses divination through singing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She prefers to wear flannel. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Lia was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She comes from a rich western family. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Doctor.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 8000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is short and golden. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Sard (30 gp). Rose (30 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1900 sp.