Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a grey tunic with green highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ermina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her childhood dream was to be a Miner, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 sp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

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 tends to wear a large black jacket. She has blue hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He got into the Mayor business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. He's also a talented Dyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mayor responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 20 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. She has moderate length rusty crest. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Weaver who has hired her part-time. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born to a Priest, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has achieved small success as a Weaver.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Glassblower does. Her red crest is singed and shortened. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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: She was born in a small plains village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jheri fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new glassblower responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Coral (90 gp).

Description: Standing 5'6", this woman typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. She wears her white hair up. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears his cinnamon fur up. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Performer born in the past three hundred years. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. A gifted student he started as a Brewer, but he got bored and became a Performer. He tends to his Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 160 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.