Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'0" when asserting herself. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a Barkeep first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Ermina was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Sumnes abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; 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: Disciplined, Extrovert. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She wears her brown hair down. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Courier but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She tends to her Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He has no hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her white hair is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Seddit is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 230 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is black and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Patrick was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He then took over the family business and is one of the better Slave Trader for hire.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 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. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 sp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman likes to wear grey tank tops with white skirt, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her head has been shaved. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Eridred lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a brown collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her fur is black and curly. Her copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp).