Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Ermina was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and doesn't want to be a fortune-teller and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His golden hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A freak accident while working with his Knight father left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Black opal (1400 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'8". She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze, and her gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. 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 born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Baker. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. With wild red hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Being a Engraver kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.