Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a black shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and green pants. She sports golden long hair. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Ermina was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Revenge; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a white tunic with brown highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'0" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 sp.