Description: She is lean but muscular and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Ermina is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a brown coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Manfred took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up scimitar and armor he uses now. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Manfred was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Shoemaker. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 10000 cp. Black opal (400 gp).

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 10 pp. Bloodstone (70 gp).