Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. With bright red hair. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ermina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

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

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She very much looks the part of a Junk Dealer. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Eridred enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Junk Dealer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is portly but not overly obese. His bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 50 pp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Margery was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Healer. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to protect her home

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 160 gp. White pearl (100 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she tends to wear a pastel poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her white fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has green eyes and a pastel hat with a violet feather.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kildrak grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears white trousers with green and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His brown hair is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Fire opal (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly maces and pickaxes. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A true patriot, Beiro would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Being a Shepherd kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.