Description: This slender woman stands about 6'0". She wears a white tunic with brown highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Ermina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Layabout profession.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Bonds: Guardian, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is a Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

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

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is brown and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised by priests from 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 left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.