Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is physically well-built. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Ermina was born with her father's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with her Barkeep father left her crippled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Fonkin reached his early adolescence his Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a black shirt with thin red vertical stripes and pastel pants. His crest is cut close to his head. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Bounty Hunter mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Galiena was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Galiena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A 5'6" northern woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Fortune-teller business.

History: She was born in the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. 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 was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has worked as a Detective like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has shaved her head bald. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'8" when asserting himself. His fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Drifting grew up listening to his father's many stories. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.