Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a yellow shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

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. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Ermina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Emotional, Fearful, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 sp. Zircon (40 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her bronze crest in a flapper bob. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Engraver born in the past three hundred years. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 260 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Sard (60 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 70 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His golden hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 is an amazing painter.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tod was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His childhood dream was to be a Mason, but he was a colossal failure. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 30 pp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has no fur. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 Adventurer. She has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: This northern man wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his auburn hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: He wears a black broad hat and black clothes. He is physically well-built. He wears a colorful flower in his brass crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Quarethon was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 sp. White pearl (110 gp).