Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. With bright golden hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ermina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

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

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a tan tunic with yellow highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'8". She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull yellow iron scale mail, and her gloved hand is found clutching a bow. Her hair is black and curly. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Full Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears dull black sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born to a Adventurer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Violet garnet (200 gp).