Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: The child of a Slave Trader, who enjoyed hunting, Ermina was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. Amber (50 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He bought a glaive and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Randal hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in an above average manner, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has a very tight haircut. She has brown eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: Ella is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (15 gp).