Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of a Body Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Ermina was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: 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; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born into a rich family. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Mason again; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 gp.