Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Ermina was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. 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 Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Unemployed again; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 6000 sp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). 1 Superior lock. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and green handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the east to a Spice Merchant, Trey learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries a battered sickle and tarnished morningstar as well. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Beatrice fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 50 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Full Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.