Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Ermina hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 120 gp. Jet (120 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a brown shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Thodris was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Jeweler. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length white fur. Her half smiles and copper eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. 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 the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; 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: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She carries with her a set of clubs, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. With bright auburn hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. After coming to the age of reason, Urshar took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Matilda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She struck the Actor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Actor responsibilities is difficult; and to be a crown-heir again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Chay reached his early adolescence his Halfling father 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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.