Description: She wears professional attire. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is black and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ermina grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has dyed her greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bather. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Nalaed is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she's in love

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 3000 sp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this eastern woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Tippletoe abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. His black fur has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. His silver crest is smooth and relatively long. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Hirrathak was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 gp. White pearl (110 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). White pearl (110 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available he will default to his bow. His blue hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a Barrister, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Animal Trainer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.